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.
“Minerve”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Brussel · since 1984
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Antwerpen · since 1982
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Gent · since 1990
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Geel · since 1991
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Turnhout · since 1997
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Mortsel · since 2001
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VZW Studiekring Minerva · Gent · since 2013
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2015
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Other membership organisations · Gent · since 2016
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Wuustwezel · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zaventem · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Gent · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 2021
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 1971
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Detailhandel in boeken · Lochristi · since 2024
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Web portal activities · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2006
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Vorst · since 1993
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2022
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of MinEra Latam‑EU · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2025
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of Centre Cerfontaine · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Péruwelz · since 1986
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Avignon · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maaseik · since 2013
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MINE Finance · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wemmel · since 2022
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General medical practice · Berlaar · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of De Vrienden van Minerva Motors · Brasschaat · since 1980
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Lasne · since 2018
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de overige winning van delfstoffen · Charleroi · since 1984
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Office administrative and support services · Châtelet · since 1990
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Trade name of Schoonheidsinstituut Jules · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Westerlo · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1998
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Trade name of BICER · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1998
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Physiotherapy · since 2017
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Stabroek · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2024
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Psychology services · Waregem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of MIR · Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Brecht · since 2001
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1991
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Kraainem · since 2007