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.
“DUWAL”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2016
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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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Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1988
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Veterinary services · Pelt · since 1993
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Jurbise · since 1995
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Antwerpen · since 1996
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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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Full-service restaurants
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Risk and damage evaluation · Bassenge · since 2020
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Florenville · since 2022
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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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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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2010