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.
“Markanne”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other financial services · Vorst · since 1992
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Lokeren · since 1986
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since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1986
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2009
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Kapellen · since 1993
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Seraing · since 2002
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of MARKANT - VANASSCHE · Pre-press and pre-media services · Aalter · since 1994
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Public relations and communication consultancy · PFÄFFIKON · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Wuustwezel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vocaal Ensemble Markant · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Herentals · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hoogstraten · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1988
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Brussel · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kasterlee · since 2000
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Weven van textiel · Wichelen · since 2016
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Other retail sale of new goods · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Ranst · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Charleroi · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Torhout · since 1986
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Maldegem · since 2009
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Plastering work · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2014
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Translation services · since 1994
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Teelt van andere boomvruchten, kleinfruit en noten · since 1991
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 1985
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since 1971
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since 1984
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Office administrative and support services · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2002
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zaventem · since 2023
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1981
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since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Knowledge Hub · Office administrative and support services · Brugge · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Halen · since 2003
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since 1984
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2024