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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.

“NewG”

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  • 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.

  • New-G same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 2020
  • NewG same name
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • New Gym similar
    Operation of sports facilities · Nieuwpoort · since 1983
  • NEW similar
    Abbreviation of Namur - Europe - Wallonie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Namur · since 1988
  • NEW similar
    Liège · since 1989
  • Fitness centres · since 1979
  • NEWGEN similar
    Ukkel · since 2018
  • N.E.W. similar
    Abbreviation of NIEUWE EIGEN WONING · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • NewGov similar
    Other business support services · Genappe · since 2020
  • Fitness centres · since 2016
  • NEW GAME + similar
    Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Vorst · since 2024
  • NEW-C similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1982
  • NEW S similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bastogne · since 1990
  • NEWS similar
    Advertising agencies · Soignies · since 1990
  • N.E.W.S. similar
    Abbreviation of NORTH EAST WEST SOUTH · Wholesale of other household goods · Gent · since 1994
  • NEW B similar
    Fitness centres · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2000
  • NEW3 similar
    Abbreviation of NEWTREE · Wholesale of other food products · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2001
  • New Q similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2012
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
  • since 2015
  • NEWT similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · Villers-la-Ville · since 2010
  • NEWI similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2010
  • N[E]WS similar
    Abbreviation of NET [EVENT] WORKING STADIUM · Brussel · since 2010
  • NEW R similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Anderlues · since 2010
  • NewB similar
    Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 2011
  • NEW K similar
    Manufacture of beer · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2012
  • News similar
    Name of an establishment of new east west spirit · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kraainem · since 2003
  • NEW - GLASS similar
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Nandrin · since 1992
  • Support activities for crop production · since 2017
  • NEW GULKO similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Kraainem · since 2019
  • NEW GREEN similar
    Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2008
  • Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2025
  • New Gusto similar
    Name of an establishment of CARMPED · Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2026
  • NEWS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of NOVELTIES EXPERIENCE WILLINGNESS STRATEGIES · Genappe · since 1999
  • NEWS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Cafés and bars · since 2000
  • NEWA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2013

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