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.
“Merlyn”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · Erpe-Mere · since 1948
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2017
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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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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2022
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Waasmunster · since 2019
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since 1986
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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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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ANPA · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Geraardsbergen · since 1992
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 1988
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1982
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Brussel · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of MVDE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Izegem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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La Hulpe · since 2023
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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 OK SPORTS · 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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Psychology services · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Oud-Turnhout · since 1986
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Other building finishing work · Oudenaarde · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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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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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Hulshout · since 2023