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.
“Merrie”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Kasterlee · since 2014
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Event catering · since 2021
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Other legal services · since 2026
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 1997
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Painting of buildings · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Some1 · Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Tervuren · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Wevelgem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2000
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2005
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Name of Roelens · Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Temse · since 1968
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of V.MERRY · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2022
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Raising of sheep and goats · Meerhout · since 1990
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Ranst · since 1999
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1993
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LAREN · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · Kalmthout · since 2024