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.
“MARICOU”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · La Hulpe · since 1999
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 1966
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Ieper · since 1968
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Other education · since 2025
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Pig breeding farms · Eeklo · since 2004
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Vorst · since 1991
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lessines · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 1982
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Boortmeerbeek · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waimes · since 1988
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Elsene · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Beernem · since 2021
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · since 1993
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Deinze · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Bornem · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 1981
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General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 1986
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Malle · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of MARIE - AVENUE LOUISE · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Berlaar · since 1994
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Mixed farming · Pepingen · since 1994
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Koksijde · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 1998
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Zonhoven · since 2013
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Zundert · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Tremelo · since 2017
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1989
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1992
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 1999
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Support activities for crop production · Leopoldsburg · since 2022
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Abbreviation of MARIE LINGERIE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Riemst · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Mechelen · since 2005
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2023
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Kluisbergen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2026
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Liedekerke · since 2013