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.
“Macbel”
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
29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Ferrières · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Société belge des Machines-Outils et Outillage de Haute Précision · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1945
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Abbreviation of Belgische Macintosh User Group - Belgian Macintosh User Group · Gistel · since 1994
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Concord · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of BAG-MacBen · Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Maastricht · since 1980
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Brussel · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Tervuren · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zulte · since 1979
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Brussel · since 1987
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1994
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beloeil · since 2021
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Vorst · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Elsene · since 2019
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 1993
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Mobilize AssetCo Belgique · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Brussel · since 2024
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Warehousing and storage · Brussel · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Maison Arc-en-Ciel du Brabant Wallon · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2008