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.
“MARKAT”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Maldegem · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hoogstraten · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1988
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Brussel · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kasterlee · since 2000
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Weven van textiel · Wichelen · since 2016
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Other retail sale of new goods · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Ranst · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Torhout · since 1986
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · since 2024
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Plastering work · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of MARKANT - VANASSCHE · Pre-press and pre-media services · Aalter · since 1994
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Wuustwezel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vocaal Ensemble Markant · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Herentals · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Mechels ARchitecten KoöperaTief · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2023
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Oostrozebeke · since 1978
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · Brakel · since 1991
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Advertising agencies · Hove · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Boechout · since 2000
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Advertising agencies · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Knowledge Hub · Office administrative and support services · Brugge · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Laakdal · since 2020
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 1989
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zaventem · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Halen · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zulte · since 1987
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Other financial services · Vorst · since 1992
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Other education · Ichtegem · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2009
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aarschot · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2025
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Fitness centres · Herentals · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Festival Mark-é · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Menen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Flémalle · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen · Provinciale overheid · Brugge · since 2006
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Kapellen · since 1993