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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.
“BWA”
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Windsurfers - Eigenaars - Association belge de Propriétaires de Windsurfers · Elsene · since 1975
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since 1977
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN WORKSPACE ASSOCIATION · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Cercle belge francophone Richard Wagner · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CONDROZ CONSULT ASSURANCES · Insurance agents and brokers · Clavier · since 2014
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Juprelle · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BW Accounting · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Whisky Academy · Vocational training · Lubbeek · since 2025
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jodoigne · since 1999
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Performing arts by independent artists · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Other business support services · Merchtem · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Computer programming · La Hulpe · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS WIRELESS APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER · Business and other management consultancy · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1996
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Machining of metals · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Morlanwelz · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2021
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgium Working Animal Consulting Center · Pet training · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BWANA vzw · Oostende · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Belgian Wave Productions · Production of cinema films · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Lendelede · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Royal Broken Wings · Willebroek · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Bushcraft West · Other education · Lichtervelde · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BRAINS@WORK · Business and other management consultancy · Tubize · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Brent Wiels Maatwerk · Joinery installation · Zele · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Brad Works · Machining of metals · Zoersel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BOA WORKFORCE · Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Oud-Heverlee · since 2022
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Tubize · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Anhée · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Buitengewoon werk. · Putte · since 2022