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.
“GAWEX”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of BESTCOM · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 1999
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2015
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Other business support services · Ledegem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Garage BEX · Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Anderlecht · since 1983
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Le Grand'Axhe Waremmien · Waremme · since 1971
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Abbreviation of G.A.W. DETAIL HANDEL · Painting of buildings · Schilde · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Groupe a w · General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Abbreviation of GIRLS AT WORK · Other specialised design activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Agence wallonne à l'Exportation et aux Investissements étrangers · Buitenlandse zaken · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999