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.
“Metron”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Gent · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Brussel · since 1998
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Düsseldorf · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 1985
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Vorst · since 2023
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Other postal and courier activities · Pelt · since 1999
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Other technical testing and analysis · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2022
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Lommel · since 2015
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Computer programming · since 2000
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Machining of metals · Bree · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Ronse · since 2022
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 1991
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DE METRONOOM · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brugge · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Musiques et Recherches · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Lasne · since 1982
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Web portal activities · Liège · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudergem · since 2025
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Asse · since 1995
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herstal · since 1997
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1997
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Grimbergen · since 2000
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Other business support services · Beersel · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Freight transport by road · Zwevegem · since 1994
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Diepenbeek · since 1996
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Coating of metals · Merchtem · since 2023
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Zandhoven · since 1977
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Activities of interior architects · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Cafés and bars · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Seraing · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Ath · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Boom · since 1990
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Abbreviation of LE RÉSEAU DES RÉGIONS ET DES AIRES MÉTROPOLITAINES D'EUROPE · Elsene · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Land surveying · Vorst · since 2014
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Abbreviation of MEZIANI ELIAS TRADING · Buying and selling of own real estate · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Land surveying · Temse · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Metric IA · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Lier · since 2026
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Gent · since 1962
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1965
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Name of an establishment of Events · Advertising agencies · Maaseik · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978