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.
“WDS”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Wilrijkse Duikschool vzw · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Logistics services · Schilde · since 1990
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Abbreviation of WETTEREN DEPARTMENT STORES · Asse · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Wim Driesen Services · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of WDS Invest · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Other business support services · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Machining of metals · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Woodland Dire Straights · Assenede · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WELL DONE SERVICES · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aubange · since 2011
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of WILRIJKSE DAKWERKEN · Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Lasne · since 2014
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · La Louvière · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ukkel · since 2024
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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