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Name check

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.

“MALKIA”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MALKIA same name
    Design and construction of stages and sets · Ukkel · since 2008
  • MALKI (sole trader) very similar
    Psychology services · since 2002
  • MAKIA very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Blankenberge · since 2016
  • MALIA very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Herzele · since 2022
  • Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2021
  • DALKIA very similar
    St André Lez Lille · since 2017
  • Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2004
  • MALKIA CONSULT very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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