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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Merilyn”

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.

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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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Merilyn same name
    Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2017
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activiteiten van musea en collecties · since 2001
  • Merlyn very similar
    Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Erpe-Mere · since 2018
  • MARILYN very similar
    Tielt-Winge · since 2000
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1982
  • Medilyn very similar
    Evergem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Meril GmbH similar
    Bonn · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Psychology services · since 2014
  • 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
  • MERILU similar
    Name of an establishment of EREAC · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Hasselt · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Land surveying · since 2007
  • MERILUX similar
    Luxembourg · since 2016
  • MERILAC similar
    Name of an establishment of LES ECURIES DU BERGER · Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2003
  • 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
  • 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
  • Name of an establishment of Mode Cherylin · Activities of head offices · Beerse · since 2013
  • 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
  • Sole trader similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Real estate agency activities · since 2005
  • Milyn similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2023
  • MERIX similar
    Rumst · since 2026

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