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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.

“ZALMI”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ZALMI same name
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Anderlecht · since 2017
  • Zalmi same name
    Abbreviation of Oostende Zalmi Cricket Club · Oostende · since 2020
  • SALMI very similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Charleroi · since 2002
  • XALMI very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Courcelles · since 2022
  • VALMI very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2010
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Z.A.L.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Zwemschool Antwerpen Liesbet Moers · Hemiksem · since 2017
  • ZALM similar
    Productie van televisieprogramma's · Gent · since 2007
  • ZAL similar
    Abbreviation of Zorgaanbieders Arrondissement Leuven · Leuven · since 1990
  • ZALM.BIZ similar
    Name of an establishment of ALMEYE & C° · Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Deinze · since 2002
  • ZALM.BIZ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2019
  • ALMI similar
    Charleroi · since 1984
  • ALMI similar
    Abbreviation of Asset and Liability Management International · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Grez-Doiceau · since 1989
  • ALMI similar
    Land surveying · Bredene · since 1997
  • ALMI similar
    Real estate agency activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
  • ALMI similar
    Name of an establishment of ALMI Electricity · General electrical installation work · Zelzate · since 2020
  • ALMI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Crisnée · since 2017

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