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.
“malibran”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Brussel · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of ASSOCIATION CHRETIENNE DES INSTITUTIONS SOCIALES ET DE SANTE · Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Namur · since 1975
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Ukkel · since 1987
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Koekelberg · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1996
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Elsene · since 1979
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Elsene · since 1971
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Anderlecht · since 2024
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalst · since 2023
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of MALIBU SRL · Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Waterloo · since 1985
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Aalter · since 2017
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Lanaken · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2011
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1974
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of LIGRIDO · Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Londerzeel · since 2008
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Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Brakat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Blankenberge · since 2026
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1934
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Brussel · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Bocholt · since 2019
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Raising of other animals · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of PULLI LINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 1984
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Genk · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Poperinge · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zemst · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 2021
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Retail sale of household furniture · Maldegem · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025