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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“UMALIA”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • UMALIA same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
  • U. Malis very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Kaprijke · since 2018
  • MALIA very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herzele · since 2022
  • AMALIA very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1985
  • OMALIA very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1998
  • UMADIA very similar
    Advertising agencies · Etterbeek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • UMAL similar
    Abbreviation of UNION MEDICALE ATH-LESSINES · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ath · since 2017
  • UMA LAB similar
    Sports and recreation education · Jurbise · since 2023
  • ALIA similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 1999
  • ALIA similar
    Baafoul 676 · since 2002
  • AliA similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leuven · since 2018
  • Alia similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2020

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