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.
“DIWEL”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Waterloo · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vilvoorde Weer Leefbaar · Vilvoorde · since 1987
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of AUTOMATION AND NETWORK · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Genappe · since 2003
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Risk and damage evaluation · Bassenge · since 2020
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Wellen · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Wellen · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Affligem · since 2025
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Beersel · since 1985
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Kelmis · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Diensten en Immobiliëngroep Wisselbeke · Raising of horses and other equines · Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Abbreviation of DO IT WELL · Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Wuustwezel · since 2024
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General medical practice · Lochristi · since 2024
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Other legal services · Assesse · since 2004