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.
“Markta”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mechelen · since 1981
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Mechels ARchitecten KoöperaTief · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of LES PLUMES · Cafés and bars · Rumst · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Ieper · since 2022
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2007
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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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Name of an establishment · Weven van textiel · Wichelen · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Wervik · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1993
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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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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Name of an establishment of Bellamis · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Harelbeke · since 2023
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1983
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brecht · since 1984
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Kortrijk · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of FRéGALL · Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1985
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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 of FLORIMO · Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Kortemark · since 2016
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Wemmel · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of VOM Bouwconsulting · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · Herentals · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Laakdal · since 2020
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of APOTHEEK VAN BALLAER · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kasterlee · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Market research and public opinion polling · Halen · since 2003
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Meerhout · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of VERLIMMO · Buying and selling of own real estate · Schoten · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2024
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Poperinge · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Overijse · Afvalwaterafvoer · Overijse · since 1968
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Hoogstraten · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brasschaat · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Fitness centres · Herentals · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Festival Mark-é · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Menen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Flémalle · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen · Provinciale overheid · Brugge · since 2006
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Eeklo · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2011