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.
“DWC”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of De Westelse Crossvrienden · Other amusement and recreation activities · Westerlo · since 2014
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MAASTRICHT · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DW CLEANING · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gembloux · since 2021
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Abbreviation of DEWANE COLLECTIVE · Mons · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Darline Wouters Consultancy · Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 2008
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Abbreviation of DWC - LBS Law · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2022
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2018
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Machining of metals · Hooglede · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Laarne · since 2022
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Abbreviation of DATABASE WEB COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tournai · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Dufour - Wing Class Association Belgium · Lummen · since 1982
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Other education · Orp-Jauche · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Huis De Weijers · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of DIRECT WAY · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of DATAWIN · Advertising agencies · Elsene · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Grimbergen · since 2005
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Support activities for crop production · Havelange · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2025