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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ADEWE”

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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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ADEWE same name
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Computer programming · since 2020
  • KaDeWe very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2018
  • VADEWE very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Geel · since 2024
  • KADEWE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2026
  • Jadewe very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ADEW similar
    Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2018
  • A.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of A.D.E. ARCHITECTS SOCIETE CIVILE SPRL · Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1988
  • A.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Accueil des Enfants · Day nurseries and crèches · Verviers · since 1989
  • A.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Aide à la Décision Economique · Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1990
  • ade similar
    Abbreviation of Académie des Enfants · Day nurseries and crèches · Waterloo · since 1996
  • ADE similar
    Zaventem · since 2000
  • A.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of ALARME-DOMOTIQUE-ELECTRICITE · General electrical installation work · Aubel · since 2002
  • A.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of LES AMIS DES ENFANTS · Wavre · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 1996
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2017
  • ADE similar
    Abbreviation of L’âme de l’Europe · Brussel · since 2022
  • ADE similar
    Abbreviation of L'Atelier d'Emilie · Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2022
  • ADE similar
    Abbreviation of Arno's Data Expertise · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalter · since 2022
  • ADE similar
    Abbreviation of AD-ELEC · Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Gesves · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2023
  • DEWE similar
    Name of an establishment of DE WINTER INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1995
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 1971
  • A.D.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Arnout Dewilde Electronica · Heuvelland · since 1951

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