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.
“Marthem”
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.
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Computer programming · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nieuwpoort · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 1989
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Activities of company auditors · Holsbeek · since 2000
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Other business support services · Hamont-Achel · since 1993
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Liège · since 1998
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Computer programming · Halle · since 2019
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Insurance agents and brokers · Vorst · since 2020
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Combined facilities support activities · Beernem · since 2007
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Lokeren · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2024
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Huldenberg · since 1993
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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Cultural education · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Kruisem · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2007
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Other business support services · Harelbeke · since 2026
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since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2022
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Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2021
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Waregem · since 2016
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of HENDRIK 71 · Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · Lokeren · since 2011
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MERCURY 23 · Cafés and bars · De Haan · since 2024
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Maasmechelen · since 1993
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Plastering work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Lijstjestijd · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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General medical practice · since 2022
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Other information service activities · since 2023
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Veterinary services · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · Overijse · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Niklaas · since 1983
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Name of an establishment · Dental practice · Hasselt · since 2021
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Oostende · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2016
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since 2017