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.
“MAECA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 2022
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Tremelo · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2012
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2025
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Magic Air Events · Operation of sports facilities · Rochefort · since 2013
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Abbreviation of M Automotive Engineering · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Other personal services · since 2011
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Abbreviation of MINISTERE APOSTOLIQUE EMMANUEL · Assesse · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Ministère aux nations plénitude en Christ Aumônerie · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2024