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“KBW”

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.

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Same or very similar names

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • K.B.W. same name
    Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK BASISONDERWIJS WELLEN · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Wellen · since 1985
  • K.B.W. same name
    Abbreviation of Katholieke Bejaardenzorg Westhoek · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Veurne · since 1991
  • KBW same name
    Plastering work · Halen · since 2011
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • K.B.W.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ROYALE LIGUE VELOCIPEDIQUE BELGE · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Brussel · since 1928
  • KBWB similar
    Abbreviation of Koninklijke Belgische Worstelbond vzw · Antwerpen · since 1987
  • K.B.WAT similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
  • K.B. similar
    Abbreviation of KING BELGIUM · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Rixensart · since 1933
  • K.B.+ similar
    Sawmilling and planing of wood · Lierneux · since 1997
  • KB similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Zemst · since 2013
  • KB² similar
    Abbreviation of kin-ball k-ribou bruxelles · Oudergem · since 2013
  • KB similar
    Abbreviation of Koer Bonjour · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Temse · since 2017
  • KB similar
    Abbreviation of KIAI BRACQUEGNIES ASBL · Other sports activities · La Louvière · since 2019
  • KB similar
    Abbreviation of KULTUR BAZART · Visual arts creation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2022
  • K.B. similar
    Painting of buildings · Beerse · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Real estate agency activities · since 2024
  • KB similar
    Abbreviation of Kanne Beter · Riemst · since 2024

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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