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.
“Modave, Jessica”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2022
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Name of an establishment of VIVAQUA · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Maison F. MODAVE et CIE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Esneux · since 1979
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING VAN MEDEEIGENAARS GEBOUW RESIDENTIE MODAVE TE HEERS, Nieuwe Steenweg, 14 · Heers · since 2001
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1991
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Inland freight water transport · since 1988
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2022
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1982
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Literary creation · since 1997
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Other education · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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since 2024