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.
“MARIGNAN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Landen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Charleroi · since 1979
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2012
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Charleroi · since 1979
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Charleroi · since 1976
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · Waterloo · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudsbergen · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lubbeek · since 1997
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2022
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Dental practice · Liège · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of AsterX Group · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Aartselaar · since 2004
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Office administrative and support services · Middelkerke · since 1999
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2021
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Elsene · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · since 2025
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Site preparation · Harelbeke · since 2024
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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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Other specialised construction activities · since 2014