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.
“EBW”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Espoir Basket Wasmuel · Saint-Ghislain · since 2013
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Abbreviation of EQUALITY BY WORDS · Burdinne · since 2017
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Landscape service activities · Linter · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EAST BELGIAN WAREHOUSING · Warehousing and storage · Eupen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND WELFARE INSTITUTE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Eric Bompard · Neuilly-sur-Seine · since 1990
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Office administrative and support services · Riemst · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of EXPERTIBAT GROUP · Land surveying · Vorst · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EPAVISTE BRUXELLES · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ergotherapie Belgium · Temse · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EDM PROJECT · Grez-Doiceau · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Eirewest Bouw · Site preparation · Charleroi · since 2025
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Kortrijk · since 2026