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.
“ALWA”
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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Waterloo · since 1981
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of AL Windows · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Heusden-Zolder · since 2013
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Brussel · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1996
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Other education · Evere · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Other business support services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Kortrijk · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-le-Comte · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Action Lymphome Wallonie Bruxelles · Ukkel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Herk-de-Stad · since 2001
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General cleaning of buildings · Kraainem · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Tervuren · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ALEX PNEUMOBILE · Tyre services · Chastre · since 2021
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Other retail sale of food · Gent · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Nijlen · since 2005
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Event catering · Jette · since 2024
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2023
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Mechelen · since 2009
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 2010
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Trade name · Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2026
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since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association des Locataires de Wallonie · Oupeye · since 1995