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.
“Maide”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Liège · since 2026
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Meix-devant-Virton · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2010
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Rumst · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Wielsbeke · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Chaudfontaine · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Neupré · since 1995
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Abbreviation of MAYERA INTERNATIONAL · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2009
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Verviers · since 2013
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Fosses-la-Ville · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Péruwelz · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCOMMUNALE POUR LE DEMERGEMENT ET L'EPURATION DES COMMUNES DE LA PROVINCE DE LIEGE · Afvalwaterafvoer · Saint-Nicolas · since 1928
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Ingénieurs Conseils - Automatique, Informatique, Développements, Etudes · Ukkel · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Association Inter-réseaux des Directions d'École · Nivelles · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Association internationale de Droit économique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION CONTRE L'INJUSTICE, LADICTATURE ET LES EXCLUSIONS · Oudergem · since 1994
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Etobicoke · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Assistance, Instruction, Développement Enfant · Elsene · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE D'EMPLOYEURS · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCULTURELLE DE DIALOGUE ET D'EDUCATION · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1992
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Vermogensbeheer · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AIDE À L'INTÉGRATION ET AU DÉVELOPPEMENT · Asse · since 2010
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Schaarbeek · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Maison du Carrelage (J. Stassart et Fils) · Ans · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Association internationale de Documentation et d'Expertise · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Association internationale d'aide aux entrepreneurs · Waterloo · since 1984