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.
“MedEX”
An active company already has this name
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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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Musée éphémère de l'Exil · Elsene · since 2014
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 2022
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General medical practice · Sint-Truiden · since 2026
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Twist-Hebelrmeer · since 2017
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Charleroi · since 1987
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Denderleeuw · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Westerlo · since 1998
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2000
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of MEDEA: MEDIA & LEARNING IVZW · Business and other management consultancy · Boutersem · since 2012
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1996
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waregem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Deerlijk · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Médecine générale, environnement et prévention · General medical practice · Villers-la-Ville · since 2011
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Brugge · since 2003
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Elsene · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Waremme · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Frameries · since 2025
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General medical practice · As · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostrozebeke · since 2026
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Lommel · since 2013
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Specialist medical practice · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Haacht · since 2022
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General medical practice · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mechelen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Westerlo · since 2011
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Enghien · since 2011
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Oud-Heverlee · since 2018
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Veterinary services · Seneffe · since 2023
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Risk and damage evaluation · Geel · since 2010
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Genk · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anzegem · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · General medical practice · Ukkel · since 1991
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Gavere · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Veterinary services · Roeselare · since 2018
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Tournai · since 2019
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General medical practice · Namur · since 2020
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Dental practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Asse · since 2022
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Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Lebbeke · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2023
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General medical practice · Lasne · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 2009
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Aalst · since 2003
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Name of an establishment · General medical practice · Kampenhout · since 2004
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Kontich · since 2006
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oud-Beijerland · since 1972
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General medical practice · Hasselt · since 2023