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.
“MACKER”
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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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Herstappe · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Aarschot · since 2006
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Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2012
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Roeselare · since 1984
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 1990
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of MAC MOULES · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Other business support services · Overijse · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Nieuwpoort · since 2017
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Charleroi · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1999
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2023
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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Activities of notaries · Bonheiden · since 2005
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Joinery installation · De Panne · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 1982
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Joinery installation · since 1991
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Mixed farming · since 1993
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Kippenkwekerijen · Zonnebeke · since 2010
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Other business support services · Zonnebeke · since 2025
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Lier · since 1958