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 WIP”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Schilde · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 1968
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Abbreviation of De Wip, Steunpunt voor opvoeding, onderwijs, therapie en vrije tijd · Other membership organisations · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Vranken · Plumbing work · Aarschot · since 1975
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Support activities for crop production · Pelt · since 1984
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 1987
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Retail sale of antiques · Oostende · since 1992
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Overijse · since 1995
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Gesves · since 2020
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Computer programming · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2010
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Employment placement agencies · Brasschaat · since 2008
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Event catering · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Menen · since 2025
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Zemst · since 1989
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · since 2010
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Genk · since 1992
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Laarne · since 2016
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of OOSTREM · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Herent · since 1966
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Site preparation · Linter · since 1983
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Brasschaat · since 1984
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Hamont-Achel · since 1986
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General construction of residential buildings · Dentergem · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heusden-Zolder · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of De Wijk, Centrum voor Socio-Kultureel Werk · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Boortmeerbeek · since 1993
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Beerse · since 1994
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Alken · since 1998
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2000
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lokeren · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Grez-Doiceau · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw De Wilg Van Asschestraat 9 te Lint · Lint · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DEWICO INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Haaltert · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Pont-à-Celles · since 2011
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Bornem · since 2011
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 1972
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Waregem · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Frameries · since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Izegem · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2003
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General medical practice · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Nivelles · since 1968
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Eeklo · since 1999
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Landscape service activities · Voeren · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schaarbeek · since 1987