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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“MarFels”

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.

  • MarFels same name
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
  • MAREELS very similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Lier · since 1983
  • MARBELS very similar
    Elsene · since 2002
  • MARVELS very similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Hoeilaart · since 2013
  • MarcEls very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2024
  • MARCELS very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Arlon · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MARFE similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2003
  • MARF similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2025
  • Marc Bels similar
    Specialist medical practice · Lokeren · since 2023
  • Specialist medical practice · since 1997
  • MARFA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
  • MARFA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2007
  • MarFi similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oudsbergen · since 2025

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