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.
“MOWI”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Halle · since 1972
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Nursing and midwifery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
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Verwerking en conservering van vis en van schaal- en weekdieren · Brugge · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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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
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Vermogensbeheer · Maldegem · since 2003
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1997
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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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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Manyu Origine Women Association · Turnhout · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waterloo · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MOWINKA FAMILY GROUP · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Logistics services · since 2024