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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.

“Max V.”

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  • 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

35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Max same name
    Real estate agency activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 1980
  • MAX same name
    Elsene · since 1988
  • Max same name
    Gent · since 1993
  • MAX same name
    Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 1996
  • M.A.X. same name
    Aiseau-Presles · since 1998
  • MAX same name
    Name of an establishment of YVES VAN MALDEGHEM · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1999
  • MAX same name
    Roofing work · Gavere · since 2000
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2003
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Retail sale of women's outerwear
  • MAX same name
    Name of an establishment of FANNY · Other non-specialised retail sale · Lebbeke · since 2016
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 1994
  • MAX same name
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · Ninove · since 2017
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1999
  • Max same name
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Wevelgem · since 2018
  • M-AX (sole trader) same name
    Advertising agencies · since 1992
  • MAX same name
    Kortrijk · since 2013
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 1992
  • MAX same name
    Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
  • MAX same name
    Abbreviation of MAXIMUS · Saint-Nicolas · since 2021
  • M-A-X same name
    Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
  • MAX+ same name
    Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
  • MAX same name
    Name of an establishment of PANA MANAGEMENT · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    since 1995
  • MAX same name
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
  • MAX (sole trader) same name
    Other business support services · since 2024
  • Max same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kapellen · since 2026
  • Max V. same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2026
  • MAX same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1981
  • MAX 5 very similar
    Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • MAX I very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • MAX.Q very similar
    Plumbing work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
  • Max-B very similar
    Joinery installation · Kraainem · since 2024
  • Max-R very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • MAX VDC very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MAXY similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Liège · since 1978
  • MAXA similar
    General electrical installation work · 19810New Castle County · since 1998
  • MAXY (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of footwear · since 2013
  • MAXS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • MAXS similar
    Abbreviation of Market Access eXperience and Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Ternat · since 2016
  • MAXA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Buggenhout · since 2017
  • MAXE similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Erpe-Mere · since 2019
  • Maxx (sole trader) similar
    Handel in elektriciteit · since 2020
  • MAXO similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 2022
  • Maxi (sole trader) similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2022
  • MAXO similar
    Verwerking van thee en koffie · Namur · since 2022
  • MAXV similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Schoten · since 2023
  • MAXI similar
    Name of an establishment of MAXI EMLAK · Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2023
  • MAXX similar
    Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2023
  • MAXL similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Asse · since 2023
  • MAXX similar
    Name of an establishment of MAXX-food · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herentals · since 2011
  • maxa similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
  • maxx (sole trader) similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2024
  • MAXQ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2024
  • MAXIS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2007
  • Maxy similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Gent · since 1948
  • MAXX similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Halle · since 2017

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