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.
“WADENA”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2011
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Computer programming · Namur · since 2021
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Société auxiliaire des entreprises et des administrations · Brussel · since 1973
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · Geel · since 2007
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Machining of metals · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Balen · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of CADENA OIL · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Amay · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Herentals · since 2010
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2023
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Overijse · since 1982
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mons · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2008
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2024