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“Mat-elect”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Mat-elect same name
    Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Seraing · since 2012
  • Sole trader very similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2018
  • MATELE very similar
    Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Rochefort · since 1975
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MATELEK similar
    Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Liège · since 1985
  • MATEL similar
    Leuven · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2020
  • MANUELECT similar
    General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2007
  • MARSELECT similar
    Freight transport by road · Ninove · since 2025
  • TELECT similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2018
  • MATELI similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2021
  • Mat-Ell similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2025
  • MATELIA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Hensies · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2004
  • MATELLA similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Herzele · since 2004
  • Sole trader similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2004
  • MATELCO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2025
  • Matelux similar
    Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 2025
  • MATE similar
    Abbreviation of MATE OFFICE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
  • Mate similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2010
  • MATELEM similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Charleroi · since 1975
  • MATELUX similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hotton · since 1983

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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