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.
“WAFAA”
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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Ganshoren · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2015
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Kraainem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Stabroek · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2005
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1970
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Abbreviation of World Animals Aid · Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of WORLD ARTS AUCTIONS · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2015
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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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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Gent · since 2021
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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 weareartits · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kontich · since 1997
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Wholesale of other food products · Tienen · since 2015
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Gent · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Wild Animals Farming · Wemmel · since 1990