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.
“MATLOU”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wavre · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Matloub Construct · Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 2021
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Lier · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of MATBOIS-64 · Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Honnelles · since 2018
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Brecht · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Zonhoven · since 1985
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Overige bemiddeling in en beheer van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis, n.e.g. · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Abbreviation of MARLOU HOME · Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Sombreffe · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Merchtem · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Schilde · since 2019
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Asse · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Maison d'Accueil des Travailleurs du Luxembourg · Messancy · since 1978
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Activities of lawyers · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · since 2025
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Retail sale of bicycles · Ittre · since 2004
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Meerhout · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Lier · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · since 2017
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Other business support services · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Activities of bailiffs · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2020
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Schilde · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Niel · since 2011
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024