Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Manitou”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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De Panne · since 2016
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wavre · since 2019
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · ANCENIS · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Awans · since 2016
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Landscape service activities · Wingene · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Perwez · since 1991
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Meise · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2019
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Computer programming · Beauvechain · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mons · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Duffel · since 2022
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2025
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Roofing work · Zaventem · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Visé · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beringen · since 1985
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Mechelen · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Yvoir · since 1997
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Manu · Other postal and courier activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2011
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since 1966
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Gembloux · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2008
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · De Haan · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2016
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since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2022