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.
“Melvin”
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
39 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MOBYP · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Ukkel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Bredene · since 2023
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Lichtervelde · since 2026
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1983
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2026
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Aangebrand · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2020
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2020
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Schaarbeek · since 1996
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Zele · since 2017
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Anderlecht · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Asse · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Tienen · since 2006
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Wavre · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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since 2020
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since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2018
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Dublin 7 · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of EVENTUALLY · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Waterloo · since 2017
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Verviers · since 2026
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1997
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Veterinary services · Mons · since 2024