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.
“WATELLE”
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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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Damme · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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since 1978
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2011
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Oostkamp · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · since 1987
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2025
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Trade name of WERST · Charleroi · since 1995
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Courcelles · since 2000
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Waterloo · since 2015
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Waterloo · since 2013
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Comines-Warneton · since 1986
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Couvin · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Water Vuurkruisplein 7 te Hoboken · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2020
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Vocational training · since 2021
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Mobile food service activities · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2021