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.
“WEDA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1988
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Construction of roads and motorways · Kinrooi · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Beta Construct · General construction of residential buildings · Mol · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2007
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · Geel · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Seraing · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2021
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
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Other retail sale of food · Westerlo · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 2009
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Cultural education · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of WD BaSa · General electrical installation work · Wetteren · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Vorst · since 2016
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2011
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Kortenaken · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne des Eleveurs et Détenteurs d'Anes · Villers-la-Ville · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Ed Elec · General electrical installation work · Seraing · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Stabroek · since 2001