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.
“MANUALEX”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Geel · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Namur · since 1968
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since 2010
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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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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Oostkamp · since 2007
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Other personal services · Awans · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1989
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Uitgeven van kranten · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of MARALEX Comm.V. · Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2022
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Name of MARALEX RETAIL · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waasmunster · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heuvelland · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Quévy · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Materials recovery from waste · Brussel · since 1998
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Visual arts creation · since 2016
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Other postal and courier activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2026
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of D'HOSE- DE MEUTER · Full-service restaurants · Ternat · since 2005