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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.

“STAWI”

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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STAWI same name
    Machining of metals · Essen · since 2019
  • STAWO very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dentergem · since 2004
  • USTAWI very similar
    Dental practice · Tremelo · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STAW similar
    Freight transport by road · Philippeville · since 2016
  • STAWICO similar
    Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • S.T.A. similar
    Freight transport by road · Nandrin · since 1993
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SMART TICKETING ALLIANCE · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SAMEN TEGEN ARMOEDE · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of Swimming Team Aalter · Sports and recreation education · Aalter · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of Sonia Tarpy Architecture · Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SMART TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE · Brussel · since 2018
  • S.T.A. similar
    Abbreviation of SPADEA TRANSLATION AGENCY · Translation services · Oud-Heverlee · since 2018
  • STA similar
    Activities of lawyers · Edegem · since 2020
  • STA! similar
    Abbreviation of Safety & Technical Assistance · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2010
  • S.T.A. similar
    Joinery installation · Dessel · since 2008
  • STEKAWI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
  • S.T.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE TECHNIQUE AUTOMOBILE · Namur · since 1972

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