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.
“WDC”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Waterloo Diving Club · Waterloo · since 1978
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Abbreviation of WUUSTWEZELS DIAGNOSE CENTRUM · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wuustwezel · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · Kortemark · since 2019
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Site preparation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2010
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Abbreviation of WEMMEL DENTAL CLINIC · Wemmel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Wallonie Data Center · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Herstal · since 2006
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Other building finishing work · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2004
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Temse · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of WinDistributie · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Torhout · since 2017
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Abbreviation of WALHAIN DENTAL · Dental practice · Walhain · since 2018
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Abbreviation of W-DIAMOND · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Site preparation · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Wouters Danny · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herk-de-Stad · since 2010
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Abbreviation of WALLONIE DESIGN ASBL · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Liège · since 2005
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Abbreviation of WASCOS-DHMC-ABO · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Seneffe · since 2025