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.
“MaksAn”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2023
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ukkel · since 1985
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2014
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Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2001
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since 2020
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2009
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Physiotherapy · since 2011
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since 1977
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2005
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Lokeren · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2022
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Liège · since 1968
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Asse · since 1994
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Advertising agencies · Nijlen · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Insulation installation · Brugge · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of MAXELL GROUP · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-le-Château · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Ranst · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2010