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.
“MAIDA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Meix-devant-Virton · since 2007
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Rumst · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Wielsbeke · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of interior architects · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2020
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2023
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La Hulpe · since 2026
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Péruwelz · since 2024
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Pasvalys · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Chaudfontaine · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Neupré · since 1995
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Abbreviation of MAYERA INTERNATIONAL · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Other business support services · Wervik · since 2023
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Brussel · since 1962
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1996
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Namur · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · De Haan · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCULTURELLE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ARTISTIQUE · Etterbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Association Internationale de Développement - AKARUSHO · Sambreville · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AIDA-netwerk · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2024
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since 2020
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Abbreviation of Maison du Carrelage (J. Stassart et Fils) · Ans · since 1968
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since 2008