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.
“DEWAKIP”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Freight transport by road · Waregem · since 1975
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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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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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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Kippenkwekerijen · Rijkevorsel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Veterinary services · Pelt · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waregem · since 2023
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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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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rotselaar · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2008
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dentergem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Schoten · since 2026
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Wetteren · since 1990