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.
“MARECAT”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tournai · since 2007
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Namur · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 1992
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Marechal et Fils, Abreuvoirs et Decolletages · Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Theux · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Maaslandse Recreatiecentra · Other amusement and recreation activities · Kinrooi · since 1980
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Blégny · since 1989
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Operation of sports facilities · Kinrooi · since 2001
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Anderlecht · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 2020
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Koksijde · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aarschot · since 1987
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Hasselt · since 1998
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Physiotherapy · De Panne · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Zorgnetwerk Mare · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Deinze · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Kapellen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of MARE MAS · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Oostende · since 2024
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of B.M.D. · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Liège · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MARECHAL NV · Joinery installation · Koksijde · since 1989
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Real estate agency activities · Lommel · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Brugge · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Schoten · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2005
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Activities of interior architects · since 2005
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Antwerpen · since 1962
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bastogne · since 1990
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Harelbeke · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Oosterzele · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schoten · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 1999
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Risk and damage evaluation · Brasschaat · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Genk · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MAREX SComm · General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Zandhoven · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2004
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Mixed farming · Diksmuide · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · since 1976
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Billards et Jeux Marecq · Schaarbeek · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Mouvement d'Action rochois pour l'Environnement · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 1993
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Heers · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of GASTROPUB MARE · Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Construction of roads and motorways · since 2018