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.
“SERMANT”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Ninove · since 1980
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Paris · since 1983
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Abbreviation of SERVICE EN MANAGEMENT · Geel · since 1989
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 1977
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Hairdressing and barber services · Liège · since 1993
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Joinery installation · Liedekerke · since 2001
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Izegem · since 2023
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Baggerwerken · Aalst · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Elsene · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Rekupp · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Plastering work · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tielt · since 1992
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Detailhandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Hove · since 2016
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ETUDES ET REALISATIONS DE MONTAGES INDUSTRIELS · Masny · since 1981
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Forum for Access to Security-Related Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024