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.
“WATTMAN”
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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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2006
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Computer programming · Turnhout · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Herzele · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WATTAN vzw · Cafés and bars · Boechout · since 2019
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Elsene · since 2015
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Brasschaat · since 1998
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Abbreviation of WALLOON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERT · Other technical testing and analysis · Huy · since 2003
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2013
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Abbreviation of van Staartjes! · Other membership organisations · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Winkelmans Adriaan Technical Troubleshooting · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Berlaar · since 2025
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1982
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Beringen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Houffalize · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Worldwide aviation training and translation services · Translation services · since 2015
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Abbreviation of WEALTH – ASSETS – TRUST & TRANSACTION STRATEGY · Jette · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2026