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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.

“QALAM”

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  • 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

16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • QALAM same name
    Antwerpen · since 2021
  • Salam very similar
    Antwerpen · since 1995
  • SALAM very similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
  • SALAM very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2001
  • S.ALAM very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2014
  • SALAM very similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Espace de paix · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
  • VALAM very similar
    Kortrijk · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Translation services · since 2021
  • NALAM very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2011
  • MALAM very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2004
  • GALAM very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Florenville · since 2008
  • S.A.L.A.M very similar
    Abbreviation of Association Solidarité, Accès, Lien, Accompagnement, Mobilisation · Namur · since 2024
  • Salam very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Leuven · since 1996
  • Salam very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of SALAM V.O.F · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2010
  • S A L A M very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2003
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • QALA similar
    Abbreviation of QALA Properties · Buying and selling of own real estate · Hoeilaart · since 2025
  • QAM similar
    Abbreviation of QULUB AIMOHSININ · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • ALAM similar
    Abbreviation of Alexandre LECLER Audit et Management · Activities of company auditors · Flémalle · since 2016
  • Alam similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
  • ALAM similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Jette · since 2012
  • ALAM similar
    since 2004

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