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.
“MACELI”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2019
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Maastricht · since 1980
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortenberg · since 2016
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2017
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Other business support services · Deinze · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lanaken · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Sprimont · since 2012
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Colfontaine · since 2006
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Mobile food service activities · Diepenbeek · since 2025
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Genk · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Boechout · since 1997
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2019
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Construction of roads and motorways · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Event catering · Tienen · since 2021
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Enschede · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Wavre · since 2024
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Gent · since 2018
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Support activities for crop production · Deinze · since 2026
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Event catering · Middelkerke · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lommel · since 2024
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Spiere-Helkijn · since 1970
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Lievegem · since 1997
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Balen · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Gistel · since 2024