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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“N'Way”

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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • N'Way same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2015
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • N.W.A. similar
    Wholesale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • N.W.A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Nigerian Women Association IN BELGIUM · Jette · since 1996
  • NWAT similar
    Other technical testing and analysis · As · since 2018
  • En-Way similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · La Louvière · since 2012
  • ONWAY similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Anderlecht · since 2025
  • Nattanway similar
    Office administrative and support services · Wetteren · since 2010
  • CONWAY similar
    Abbreviation of Conway - The Convenience Company België · Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Temse · since 1972
  • MAN WAY similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Ukkel · since 2013
  • MENWAY similar
    METZ · since 2014
  • FINWAY similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Etterbeek · since 2016
  • IONWAY similar
    Vervaardiging van batterijen en accumulatoren · Brussel · since 2022
  • KIANWAY similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Schaarbeek · since 2016
  • Novaleanway similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 2024

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