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.
“MACKS”
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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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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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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Lier · since 1958
Names that resemble it 34 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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Name of an establishment of PASSÉ · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2017
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Herstappe · since 2004
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Other specialised construction activities · Aarschot · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Autoclub Limburgia · Heusden-Zolder · since 1971
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Abbreviation of La Maison du Châssis · Evere · since 1976
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING · Other technical testing and analysis · Oud-Heverlee · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Machelse Atletiek Club · Cafés and bars · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Management and Consulting · Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 1991
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Dendermonde · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Overijse · since 1996
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Specialist medical practice · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1997
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Heers · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Marie-Antoinette et Claude · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2013
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Blankenberge · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Measure Analyse Control · Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MEDITER COMMUNICATION AGENCY · Brussel · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Magic Avenue Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Macarena · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of MAC STAY · Other business support services · Maldegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Medical Appliance Company · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Aartselaar · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MARNEF AVIATION CONSULTING · Personenvervoer door de lucht · Kontich · since 2010
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Other business support services · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MEYVISCH ANDRE CONSULTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Meise Arum Circle · Meise · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Gent · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Manufacture de Produits Pharmaceutiques A. Christiaens · Brussel · since 1945
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Abbreviation of MANUFACTURING AGENCIES CONSULTING · Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Genk · since 1990