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.
“WAAW”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of A. Nel Consulting · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 2017
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2021
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Abbreviation of World Amazigh Art Wall · Heusden-Zolder · since 2018
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Abbreviation of World Alternative Art Wondermakers · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2011
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gistel · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2021
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vilvoorde · since 1984
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Vervaardiging van huishoudelijke en sanitaire papierwaren · Wevelgem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of World Animals Aid · Brussel · since 1991
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Anzegem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of WE ARE THE WORDS · Computer programming · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of We and Work · Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of WORLD ARTS AUCTIONS · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of WINE & WINERIES · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Lasne · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Gent · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of WCBO · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of WBXL · Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oudergem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of weareartits · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Waas Chemicals · Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Sint-Niklaas · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Werkgemeenschap voor Andersvaliden van de Agglomeratie Kortrijk · Kuurne · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Westcoast All Activity Club · Middelkerke · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of WAAI DESIGN · Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2002
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Hasselt · since 2013
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Maastricht · since 2005
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Maastricht · since 2012
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Ferrières · since 2019
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Lanaken · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2003