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.
“JAWAT”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Pepingen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of JAMII YA WASWAHILI BELGIQUE · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zulte · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Fitness centres · Leuven · since 2005
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Computer programming · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AIR SERBIA · Novi Beograd · since 1972
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Abbreviation of JACHTHAVEN ANTWERPEN WILLEMDOK · Operation of sports facilities · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of JONG ARTISTIEK TALENT · Hasselt · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Advocaat Wouter Janssens · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Productie van televisiefilms · Bonheiden · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne Attelage et Traditions · Ciney · since 2007
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Lens (Hainaut) · since 2020