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.
“Park Merlo”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 1991
-
Name of an establishment of Gemeente Kapellen · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Kapellen · since 1968
-
Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
-
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
-
Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2024
-
Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1980
-
Name of an establishment of KWASI · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2008
-
Abbreviation of DROGENBOS SPORT-MERLO · Ukkel · since 2011
-
Name of an establishment of MERLO SRL · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rochefort · since 2026
-
Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Boom · since 2003
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
General medical practice · Leuven · since 2025
-
Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921