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.
“MADASTE”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Genk · since 2007
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Vilnius · since 2010
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1996
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Literary creation · Ukkel · since 2024
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Groothandel in spijsoliën en -vetten · Gent · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of GD INVEST · Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Ittre · since 2019
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Roeselare · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maasmechelen · since 2017
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Equestrian clubs · Walhain · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1980
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Brussel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of BELTA · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Brussel · since 1982
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Liège · since 1984
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News agency activities · Genappe · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2016
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Herve · since 2016
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2017
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Ans · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2021
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Abbreviation of MADAQUATRE · Other education · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · since 1985
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Operation of sports facilities · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Liège · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Unlimited Fusion · Cultural education · Roeselare · since 2023
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Other business support services · Poperinge · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2013