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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.

“MARALIN”

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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.

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  • 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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MARALIN same name
    Other construction installation · Roeselare · since 2021
  • MARALI very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1996
  • mar.lin very similar
    General electrical installation work · Hooglede · since 1989
  • Marclin very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2012
  • MAXALIN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2007
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MAR - AL similar
    General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
  • MARAL similar
    Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
  • MARAL similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 1989
  • MARAL similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Rixensart · since 1990
  • MARAL similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
  • MARAL similar
    Turnhout · since 1992
  • MARAL similar
    Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 1996
  • MALIN similar
    Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 2016
  • MARAL SNC similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Viroinval · since 2017
  • Malin similar
    Dental practice · Hasselt · since 2023
  • MALIN similar
    Name of an establishment of MALIN Agency · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · De Haan · since 2010
  • Maralie's similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Torhout · since 2015
  • Joinery installation · since 2017
  • General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
  • since 2026
  • MARALCO similar
    Hamont-Achel · since 1987
  • MARALEX similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1989
  • MARALEX similar
    Name of an establishment of MARALEX Comm.V. · Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2014
  • MARALEX similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2022
  • MARALEX similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waasmunster · since 2022
  • MARA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 1988
  • Mara similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2020
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
  • MARA similar
    Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2023
  • MARA similar
    Ukkel · since 2009
  • Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2003
  • MARA similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2005
  • Baggerwerken · since 2005
  • MaRa similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2026
  • since 2013
  • Madam Pralin similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Translation services · since 2020
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
  • Literary creation · since 2026
  • MARAN similar
    Wuustwezel · since 1981
  • MARAO similar
    Evere · since 1985
  • MARAN similar
    Maarkedal · since 1988
  • MARIN similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 1988
  • MARAN similar
    Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
  • MARAM similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2015
  • MARAN similar
    Agents and brokers in banking services · Balen · since 2020
  • MARIN similar
    Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
  • Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2012
  • MARAN similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 2004
  • since 2008
  • Painting of buildings · since 2025
  • Insulation installation · since 2026
  • Maral similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Elsene · since 1971
  • MARALBRP similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2022
  • Maraltun similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 2023

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