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.
“MARLEIN”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Plumbing work · Bredene · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2020
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Machining of metals · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Hooglede · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 2019
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Travel agency activities · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2022
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since 2013
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since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Insurance agents and brokers · Lievegem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of RIMMO · Retail sale of footwear · Beersel · since 1983
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wichelen · since 1989
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Yvoir · since 1986
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1994
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Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 2013
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Other membership organisations · Balen · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2019
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Roofing work · Durbuy · since 2019
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Kasterlee · since 2019
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Mouscron · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bonheiden · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mons · since 2024
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Amay · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Kapellen · since 2023
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2006
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Binche · since 2019
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Opwijk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Boom · since 2026
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Mechelen · since 1971
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Nuth · since 1976
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Support activities for crop production · Rijkevorsel · since 1986
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Other retail sale of new goods · Edegem · since 1987
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 1989
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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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Literary creation · since 2016
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Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of TAM · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Other tax advisory services · Stekene · since 2019
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Joinery installation · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1993