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.
“Macides”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Diepenbeek · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Zonhoven · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Mandel Atletiek Club · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Izegem · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Mmaison arabe de Culture islamique · Schaarbeek · since 1983
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Abbreviation of MIROIR D'ACTION CERCLE D'INTEGRATION · Jette · since 2011
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2019
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ukkel · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Evere · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Anthisnes · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Roeselare · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur L'Europe sociale · Etterbeek · since 1991