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.
“MOW”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Milieufront Omer Wattez vzw · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Oudenaarde · since 1981
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Painting of buildings · Roeselare · since 2002
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Halle · since 1972
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1997
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Nursing and midwifery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2019
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Lille · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Manyu Origine Women Association · Turnhout · since 2024
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2007
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MIPI OLELIM · since 2021
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Abbreviation of M.O GROUP ASBL · Brussel · since 2022
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2009
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Maison Oupie · Aywaille · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MAISON DE L'OBSEQUES · Funeral services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020