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.
“WELAMI”
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 · Ukkel · since 2016
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Elsene · since 1999
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Liège · since 2009
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1992
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other financial services · Brussel · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Mechelen · since 1991
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Groothandel in vloer- en wandtegels · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Marquis de Gages · Charleroi · since 2011
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lasne · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Nivelles · since 2004
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Vorst · since 2005
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Putte · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Frameries · since 2003