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.
“NESSMA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Visé · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2007
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Other education · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Vorst · since 2018
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Abbreviation of European Stadium and Safety Management Association · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Oudsbergen · since 2009
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of TERRWELL · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zele · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Berlare · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2015
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Beersel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Kruisem · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Floreffe · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pont-à-Celles · since 2021
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Maasmechelen · since 2026