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.
“Macadames”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wavre · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Eupen · since 2002
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Modave · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of COMPLETEMENT · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Aywaille · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Vilvoorde · since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · Zonhoven · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MAC PHIL · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of Laurent MATHIEU SRL · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Andenne · since 1996
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2007
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Wavre · since 2007
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Seraing · since 1989
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Other retail sale of food · since 1992
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Abbreviation of DIVINISSAE · Ganshoren · since 2019
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Hannut · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Maaseik · since 1977
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Activities of lawyers · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Model Air Club de L'Ardenne · Bertrix · since 1978
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Damme · since 1983
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Lasne · since 2023
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Plumbing work · Ninove · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1995