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.
“MAELEX”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Marie Desmet Advocatenkantoor · Activities of lawyers · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Les Bons Villers · since 2021
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Oostkamp · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Niel · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2023
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Activities of bailiffs · Lasne · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Wavre · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BV Maes Alex · Painting of buildings · Mol · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Maëlle et la Cie de Lu se mobilisent · Other sports activities · Verviers · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2013
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Tubize · since 2021
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening met huisvesting, n.e.g. · Rixensart · since 2010
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026