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.
“Marnic”
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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Retail sale of games and toys · Boortmeerbeek · since 1987
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1986
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Riemst · since 2019
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 1998
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2001
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2004
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Gent · since 1989
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Gent · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · Kampenhout · since 2003
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 1977
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Mixed farming · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1997
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Kortenberg · since 2000
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Plastering work · De Panne · since 2012
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Charleroi · since 2013
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Turnhout · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Nieuwpoort · since 2019
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Aalst · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Koksijde · since 2011
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Activities of bailiffs · Diest · since 2012
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Riemst · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Beerse · since 1984
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Vermogensbeheer · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2015
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Anderlecht · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Welkenraedt · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Geraardsbergen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of MAISON MEDICALE ARNICA · General medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Brussel · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Other business support services · Lanaken · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Waregem · since 1970
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Erpe-Mere · since 1986
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zemst · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wichelen · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Schoten · since 2020
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Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · since 2021
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2011
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Thuin · since 1973
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Mixed farming · Zwevegem · since 1989
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Retail sale of other household articles · Leuven · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Lint · since 2006