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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Meriem”

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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MERI similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Evere · since 2002
  • MERI similar
    Name of an establishment of ROZA · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2005
  • MERISTEM similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2018
  • MERIC similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1987
  • MERIC similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jette · since 1989
  • MERIT similar
    Name of an establishment of FORUM JOBS · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Roeselare · since 1997
  • MERIS similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 2003
  • MERIZ similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
  • Mer-IT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Buggenhout · since 2016
  • Merit similar
    Name of an establishment of HB.A · Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2018
  • M-ERIS similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2018
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
  • Real estate agency activities · since 2005
  • MERIX similar
    Vervaardiging van onderdelen van elektrische installaties · Rumst · since 2026
  • Activities of lawyers · since 2023
  • Event catering · since 2021
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
  • MERIMO similar
    Brussel · since 1995
  • Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2007
  • Logging · since 2008
  • Merrie similar
    Activities of lawyers · Kasterlee · since 2014
  • MERIAS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2015
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2001
  • Merino similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Hasselt · since 2017
  • MERIAL similar
    Lyon · since 2017
  • MERITO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2018
  • Merito similar
    Abbreviation of Merito HR Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
  • MERICE similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
  • MERILU similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Diepenbeek · since 2021
  • Merila similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudsbergen · since 2022
  • Merino similar
    Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
  • MERILU similar
    Name of an establishment of EREAC · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Hasselt · since 2009
  • MERIVA similar
    Cafés and bars · Essen · since 2010
  • Land surveying · since 2007
  • Merino similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Maldegem · since 2025
  • Merius similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2025

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