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.
“MARABESE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Liège · since 2003
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 1980
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Ecaussinnes · since 2002
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grenoble cedex2 · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Mons · since 1991
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of GIUSEPPE CAR CLEANING · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2009
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2003
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2005
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Baggerwerken · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026