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.
“WARAND”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Stad Kortrijk · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Kortrijk · since 1968
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Herzele · since 1975
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Hairdressing and barber services · Liedekerke · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · Essen · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of AUDOSAN · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Genk · since 2000
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Pajottegem · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Halle · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brugge · since 2006
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Leopoldsburg · since 1978
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2006
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Dental practice · Aartselaar · since 1990
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Socio-cultural adult education · Geetbets · since 2016
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Financiële lease · Brugge · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Stad Diest · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Diest · since 1968
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Development of residential building projects · Diest · since 2024
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Other business support services · Tienen · since 2011
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Brugge · since 2019