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.
“DE WALVIS”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 1987
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of KRILL · Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Leuven · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 1977
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Other education · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Meekan · Cafés and bars · Keerbergen · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of RONDA · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Roeselare · since 2023
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Productie van televisiefilms · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · Leuven · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lier · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of Ubuntu Achtkanter · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Kortrijk · since 1979
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Veterinary services · Pelt · since 1993
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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rotselaar · since 2005
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-le-Château · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Jawali · Full-service restaurants · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2021
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Hamont-Achel · since 1974
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Lochristi · since 1989
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Event catering · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Activities of company auditors · Lummen · since 2019
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Oudenaarde · since 2006
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Dendermonde · since 2013
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Wetteren · since 1990
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Lommel · since 1989