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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“MAENE MARC”

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.

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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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MAENE MARC same name
    Joinery installation · Ichtegem · since 2004
  • Maere, Marc (sole trader) very similar
    since 1985
  • MARC very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Izegem · since 1983
  • MARC very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
  • M.A.R.C. very similar
    Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT and ACTUARIAL RESEARCH COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 1992
  • MARC very similar
    Groothandel in tabaksproducten · Mons · since 1999
  • MARC (sole trader) very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
  • M.A.R.C. very similar
    Waterloo · since 2018
  • M.A.R.C. very similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Bertem · since 2023
  • Marc (sole trader) very similar
    Dental practice · since 2005
  • MARC very similar
    Other business support services · Awans · since 2009
  • MAENE very similar
    Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Zedelgem · since 1993
  • MARC very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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