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.
“Biwaco”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belgian Interdisciplinary Working Group of Acute Cardiology · Elsene · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ADVIESBUREAU VOOR WATERVOORZIENING IWACO · Rotterdam · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Wielsbeke · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BOUWBEDRIJF WARSON en CONSOORTEN · General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 1992
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Raeren · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Maasmechelen · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Genk · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Deinze · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Malle · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van andere delen en toebehoren voor motorvoertuigen · Staden · since 2024
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of WALLONIE CONTAINER · Andere afvalverwijdering · Anthisnes · since 1989
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Abbreviation of WAREMME ATHLETIC CLUB OREYE · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Waremme · since 2001
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Other personal services · since 2018
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Event catering · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2010
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Trade name of Warehouses Coppens · Warehousing and storage · Lebbeke · since 2010
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Liège · since 2023