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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.

“Marien, Tim”

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

12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Mariën, Tim (sole trader) same name
    Vocational training · since 2023
  • Marien, Tim (sole trader) same name
    Vervaardiging van muziekinstrumenten · since 2016
  • Martien, Tim (sole trader) very similar
    since 2024
  • MARIEN very similar
    Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • MARIEN very similar
    Boortmeerbeek · since 2002
  • MARIEN very similar
    Coating of metals · Mol · since 2015
  • Marien very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2017
  • MARIEN very similar
    Risk and damage evaluation · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • MARIEN very similar
    Raising of dairy cattle · Meerhout · since 2009
  • Marien very similar
    General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
  • Marien, Kim (sole trader) very similar
    Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2021
  • Marien, Tom (sole trader) very similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2004
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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