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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.

“MACAONE”

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.

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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.

  • MACAONE same name
    Wijnegem · since 2020
  • MACAO NP very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Macao similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 1982
  • M.A.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Model Air Club de L'Ardenne · Bertrix · since 1978
  • MACA similar
    Damme · since 1983
  • MACA+ similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2022
  • MACA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2022
  • MaCa similar
    Activities of head offices · Lasne · since 2023
  • MACA similar
    Plumbing work · Ninove · since 2011
  • Maccione similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
  • Maccione similar
    Name of an establishment of KAL FOOD · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2022
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1987
  • M.A.C.A.M. similar
    Abbreviation of MODEL AIR CLUB ATHUS - MESSANCY · Aubange · since 1984
  • MACAR similar
    Other specialised construction activities · La Louvière · since 1994
  • M.A.C.A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of M.A. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE RENOVATION · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2002
  • MACAN similar
    Name of an establishment of WBM · Site preparation · Zaventem · since 2017
  • MACAY similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2020
  • MACAM similar
    Other business support services · Dilbeek · since 2020
  • Macam similar
    Other business support services · Brussel · since 2022
  • MaCat similar
    Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2023
  • MaCAQ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Havelange · since 2023
  • MACAU similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2007
  • MACAM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ferrières · since 2023
  • Macas similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Merksplas · since 2024
  • MACA2 similar
    Sports and recreation education · La Louvière · since 2025
  • Macaw similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2025

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