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.
“memex”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Elsene · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 2002
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Etterbeek · since 2007
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Merksemse Metaalconstructie · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Antwerpen · since 1954
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Schaarbeek · since 1974
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Abbreviation of La Mécanique et Engrenage modernes SA · Villeurbanne · since 1974
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of MONS EN MIEUX · Mons · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Abbreviation of De Mieux en Mieux · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Abbreviation of MichaEls Management BV · Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MISE EN MOUVEMENT · Literary creation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Maths & Matières asbl · Mons · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Matière en Main · Activities of building architects · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of FONDATION DOCTEUR GUY MARTENS · Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Brussel · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Mémoires en Mouvement · Liège · since 2026
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Steenokkerzeel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lanaken · since 2000
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen niet-leven · Namur · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Memento-Mori ASBL · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 2018
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Kontich · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ATELIER D’ARCHITECTURE MEMENTO · Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Memento Management · Activities of holding companies · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2011
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Heusden-Zolder · since 2018
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Brussel · since 1995
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Grez-Doiceau · since 1998