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.
“GOWAT”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Genappe · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN van GOWAR · Waregem · since 2001
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2010
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Ukkel · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
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Other financial services · Orp-Jauche · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Other construction installation · Brussel · since 2023
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Travel agency activities · Elsene · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE GOWA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1985
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Other construction installation · Diest · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Walhain · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Girls on Wheels · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Getuigen onderweg · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of GATEWAY TO THE OUTSOURCING WORLD · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wijnegem · since 2005
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Landscape service activities · since 2005
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Vervoer via pijpleidingen · Ieper · since 2012