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.
“4WATT”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Thomas Tanghe Solutions · Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Izegem · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Morlanwelz · since 2021
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Hasselt · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zottegem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brasschaat · since 1998
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Abbreviation of WALLOON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERT · Other technical testing and analysis · Huy · since 2003
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2013
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Abbreviation of van Staartjes! · Other membership organisations · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Winkelmans Adriaan Technical Troubleshooting · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Berlaar · since 2025