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.
“RIMKA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Zottegem · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Aartselaar · since 2006
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Kapellen · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische en elektronische draden en kabels · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
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Media representation · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Paris · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Lasne · since 2023
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Computer programming · Beersel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Leopoldsburg · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · Brussel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ROSSEL INTERACTIVE MEDIA · Computer programming · Nivelles · since 1947
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Abbreviation of RENOVATION - INNOVATION - MECANIQUE · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Fleurus · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1993
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Bekkevoort · since 2004
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Turnhout · since 2026
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Abbreviation of RENOVATION INNOVATION MECANIQUE · Machining of metals · Fleurus · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Liège · since 2004
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Aalst · since 1993
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2018