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.
“WAF”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of Les deux frères du vin · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Wemmel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Wondelgemse Antieke Fietsen VZW · Gent · since 2019
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Pet training · Hasselt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of WEAREFETISH · Other membership organisations · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Abbreviation of @Wakening Abilities for the Future · Brussel · since 2010
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Other retail sale of food · Bree · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Wild Animals Farming · Wemmel · since 1990
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2014
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Bassenge · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of La WAFE · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Le Roeulx · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Gent · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Stabroek · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · Geel · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Ukkel · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Koekelberg · since 2000
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Abbreviation of EG TRADING BV · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Wood Auctions · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Namur · since 2022
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Ieper · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of O.J. · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2005
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Schaarbeek · since 2007