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.
“MARALEX”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2014
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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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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Gent · since 2022
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Hoogvliet · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Blégny · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 2013
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2022
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Uitgeven van kranten · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1991
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Development of residential building projects · Geel · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · Wavre · since 2019
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Insurance agents and brokers · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Other business support services · Brussel · since 2025
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Other legal services · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Quévy · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 1985
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since 1997
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
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Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 1987
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 1989
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Rixensart · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
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Turnhout · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Nutrition and dietetics services · Viroinval · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Oostkamp · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1996
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since 2020
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2002
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Hamont-Achel · since 1987
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Other construction installation · Roeselare · since 2021
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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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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
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Mixed farming · since 1975
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Mixed farming · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of BV Maes Alex · Painting of buildings · Mol · since 1999
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Retail sale of other household articles · Torhout · since 2015
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since 2010
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Elsene · since 1971