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.
“WELES”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Stabroek · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Westerlo · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nieuw-Vennep · since 1944
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Hasselt · since 2026
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Market research and public opinion polling · Brugge · since 1959
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Office administrative and support services · Zwevegem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of WES-Group · Other business support services · Wingene · since 2001
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2013
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Contactbemiddelingsbureaus en dergelijke · since 1984
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General electrical installation work · since 2015
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gavere · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of WEYSEN & DE BAERE architecten · Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of CeraStone · Floor and wall tiling · Laakdal · since 2011
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Abbreviation of GROUP WES · General electrical installation work · Laakdal · since 2007
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of RUPSJE · Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zoersel · since 2014
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Zoersel · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2023
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Groothandel in fietsen · Pelt · since 2023
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Hoogstraten · since 2024
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Logistics services · Kalmthout · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025