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.
“MAXOBEL”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Aubel · since 2019
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Elsene · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Mont-de-l'Enclus · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Nieuwpoort · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2012
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Anderlecht · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 2022
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Namur · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of GRINGO'S DESIGN · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Herstal · since 2018
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Computer programming · Zemst · since 2018
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brussel · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of MAXELE · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Boechout · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2014
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Demolition · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2011
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Brussel · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Tervuren · since 2024
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Quiévrain · since 1964
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Lokeren · since 1975
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Other postal and courier activities · Elsene · since 2019