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.
“SMDS”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2004
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SALES and MARKETING DEVELOPMENT · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1984
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudergem · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Strategic Marketing Dev · Advertising agencies · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Stevens Moors Decoratie · Painting of buildings · Laakdal · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CLEAN PEINTRES SERVICES · General electrical installation work · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · since 2021
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1982
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Leuven · since 1984
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Société Médicale Docteur REMY · Brugelette · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SEMI-MARATHON DEMONS · Mons · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE MIXTE DE DEVELOPPEMENT IMMOBILIER · Development of residential building projects · Liège · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2011
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Zottegem · since 1999