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.
“GWC”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Gentse Warmte Centrale · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Mechelen · since 2013
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Other business support services · Lier · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Get Wood City · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2010
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · Léglise · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 1983
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General cleaning of buildings · Wetteren · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Gym Waasland · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1998
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Retail sale of antiques · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of GoodWill Management · Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Green Works · Other construction installation · Kortenberg · since 2009
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Kortenberg · since 2010
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Temse · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Good Will · Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Lebbeke · since 2012
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Trade name of GLOBAL WINERIES · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Kapellen · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2023