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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.

“Maranne”

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.

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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

18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Maranne same name
    Development of residential building projects · Lokeren · since 1986
  • Marann very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zuienkerke · since 2020
  • MARANN very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2004
  • MARANN very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2004
  • MARANNI very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
  • Markanne very similar
    Other financial services · Vorst · since 1992
  • Mary, Anne (sole trader) very similar
    since 2017
  • Marianne (sole trader) very similar
    Specialist medical practice · since 2018
  • Marianne (sole trader) very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
  • MARIANNE (sole trader) very similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1986
  • Mauranne (sole trader) very similar
    Other education · since 2019
  • Marc, Anne (sole trader) very similar
    Literary creation · since 2020
  • Marianne (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010
  • MARIANNE (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
  • MARZANNE very similar
    Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
  • ARANNE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2010
  • MARANDE very similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Grez-Doiceau · since 2024
  • MARIANNE very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Seraing · since 2002
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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