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.
“RWS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Recht op Waardig Sterven · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of BUVAN · Joinery installation · Sint-Truiden · since 1993
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ellezelles · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
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Menen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of RAES - WILLEMS · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Keerbergen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of RUSTIEKE WOONINRICHTING · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Hoogstraten · since 1990
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Other business support services · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Bekkevoort · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · As · since 2011
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Machining of metals · Brasschaat · since 2024