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.
“MAKADAM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Eupen · since 2002
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Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2021
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · since 1985
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2025
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Plastering work · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of BIDFOOD MAKADY · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Dilbeek · since 1991
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Zele · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Bertrix · since 2023
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Site preparation · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · Dendermonde · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Retail sale of other household articles · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of CN Concept Makao · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Charleroi · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016