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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.

“MACAY”

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MACAY same name
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2020
  • Macao very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 1982
  • M.A.C.A.M. very similar
    Abbreviation of MODEL AIR CLUB ATHUS - MESSANCY · Aubange · since 1984
  • MACAR very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · La Louvière · since 1994
  • M.A.C.A.R. very similar
    Abbreviation of M.A. CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE RENOVATION · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2002
  • MACAN very similar
    Name of an establishment of WBM · Site preparation · Zaventem · since 2017
  • MACAM very similar
    Other business support services · Dilbeek · since 2020
  • Macam very similar
    Other business support services · Brussel · since 2022
  • MaCat very similar
    Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2023
  • MaCAQ very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Havelange · since 2023
  • MACAU very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2007
  • MACAM very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Ferrières · since 2023
  • Macas very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Merksplas · since 2024
  • MACA2 very similar
    Sports and recreation education · La Louvière · since 2025
  • Macaw very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2025
  • MAC RAY very similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Wavre · since 1984
  • MACACY very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2012
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • 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
  • MARACAY similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2009
  • MACASA similar
    Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Brussel · since 1986
  • MACANO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Wavre · since 2001
  • MACABI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Affligem · since 2001
  • MACAMA similar
    Activities of interior architects · Oostende · since 2015
  • MACA CAR similar
    Tyre services · Wavre · since 2017
  • MACAPO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
  • Macaba similar
    Rumst · since 2017
  • MACALO similar
    Other business support services · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2019
  • Other education · since 2019
  • Book publishing · since 2022
  • Macaao similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2022
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
  • M.A. CARS similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2010
  • MACAJO similar
    Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2011
  • MACARO similar
    Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Roosdaal · since 2004
  • MACASA similar
    Other software publishing · Ieper · since 2006
  • MACAAN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2025
  • M.A. Care similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Braine-le-Comte · since 2025
  • MaCare similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2026
  • M.A.C. similar
    Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING · Other technical testing and analysis · Oud-Heverlee · since 1980
  • MAC similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Overijse · since 1996
  • MAC similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Heers · since 1997
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 1993
  • MAC similar
    Abbreviation of Magic Avenue Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2022
  • MAC similar
    Abbreviation of Macarena · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2022
  • M.A.Y similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Zaventem · since 2023
  • MAC similar
    Abbreviation of Meise Arum Circle · Meise · since 2024
  • MACAVE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of CENTRAVINS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Charleroi · since 1983
  • M.A.C. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of MANUFACTURING AGENCIES CONSULTING · Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Genk · since 1990
  • MAY similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020

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