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.
“Mayco”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Dinant · since 2013
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Antwerpen · since 1975
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sambreville · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MADE A WAY · Vorst · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Zaventem · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Asse · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Perwez · since 1996
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Nursing and midwifery · Lier · since 2020
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Willebroek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of ZALEX · Hairdressing and barber services · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Machining of metals · Aartselaar · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2004
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020