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.
“ERWAL”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
-
Dental practice · Braine-le-Château · since 2019
-
Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Charleroi · since 2020
-
Vervaardiging van elektrische huishoudapparaten · Theux · since 1973
-
Abbreviation of ETWAL - PLATTEAU INFRA · Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Seneffe · since 1978
-
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Gent · since 1984
-
Agents and brokers in banking services · Namur · since 2017
-
Site preparation · Blankenberge · since 2022
-
Office administrative and support services · Retie · since 2022
-
General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 2022
-
Abbreviation of EKWAL Accounting & Tax · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kraainem · since 2008
-
Full-service restaurants · Lommel · since 2025
-
Jette · since 1968
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2025
-
Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2023
-
Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
-
Mouscron · since 1985