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.
“MARLAN”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Horebeke · since 2023
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Mixed farming · Büllingen · since 2009
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Support activities for crop production · Rijkevorsel · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Laureins · since 1996
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Inland freight water transport · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2022
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Anderlecht · since 1988
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Wuustwezel · since 1981
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Grimbergen · since 1983
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Maarkedal · since 1988
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1993
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Oostende · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2019
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Balen · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 2004
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Abbreviation of MARAN CONSTRUCT · Other specialised construction activities · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Wavre · since 1968
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudsbergen · since 1986
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Ganshoren · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Merksplas · since 2015
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MarVan Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Dental practice · Tienen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Erpe-Mere · since 2004
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Zelzate · since 2010
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Liège · since 1968
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Torhout · since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2013
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Lebbeke · since 2015
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Mechelen · since 1971
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Nuth · since 1976
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Other retail sale of new goods · Edegem · since 1987
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Waasmunster · since 1988
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wichelen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Merksplas · since 2001
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of TAM · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2018
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Other tax advisory services · Stekene · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Tielt · since 2023
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Liège · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Walcourt · since 2015
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Dental practice · Nivelles · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Harelbeke · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · Cafés and bars · Kampenhout · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ronse · since 1995