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.
“Merlux”
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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Other building finishing work · Oudenaarde · since 2013
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Roofing work · Oosterzele · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Waregem · since 1968
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Other tax advisory services · Asse · since 1993
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General medical practice · Kraainem · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Brussel · since 2016
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La Hulpe · since 2023
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Vocational training · Kontich · since 2006
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Office administrative and support services · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2016
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · Erpe-Mere · since 1948
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of KWASI · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of DROGENBOS SPORT-MERLO · Ukkel · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of MERLO SRL · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rochefort · since 2026
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Ukkel · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Oud-Turnhout · since 1986
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Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 1987
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Retail sale of household furniture · Geraardsbergen · since 1989
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Elsene · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
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Activiteiten van musea en collecties · since 2001
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Erpe-Mere · since 2018
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Other postal and courier activities · Grobbendonk · since 2021
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of NMD CARS · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2011
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Hulshout · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1986