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.
“PME”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Zottegem · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Heers · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Other financial services · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Prevention Medicale des Entreprises · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1966
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of PROJECT MANAGEMENT EN EXPERTISES IN DE BOUW · Development of residential building projects · Beerse · since 2017
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Halle · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of PHARMANAUS · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Herve · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PME – IT Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gembloux · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Providence des Malades · Mons · since 1922
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Abbreviation of LA PETANQUE MONTOISE · Other sports activities · Mons · since 1979
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Gent · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Petanque Mouscron · Andere drinkgelegenheden · Mouscron · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of Promotion - Marketing · Market research and public opinion polling · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Pirates Music · Lommel · since 1998
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Phatmark Collective · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2014
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Abbreviation of P3M2 · Reproductie van opgenomen media · Waterloo · since 2014
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Abbreviation of PopUP média & management · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Steenokkerzeel · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kontich · since 2018
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Abbreviation of PM² Alliance · Other research and development on natural sciences · Brussel · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Nijlen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of TU & NI · General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1997
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Abbreviation of PIÈCE MONTÉE · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of PM2 · Public relations and communication consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · Mortsel · since 2024
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of PMexperts.org · Etterbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of PROFIL, MAITRISE ET BATIMENTS · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Abbreviation of PROJECT MASTERS · Development of residential building projects · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2003