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.
“WENES”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Asse · since 2004
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Enghien · since 2024
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since 2007
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since 2026
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Geer · since 2006
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Duffel · since 1970
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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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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2014
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Riemst · since 2018
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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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Abbreviation of WESTERN WALLONIA WIND & ENERGY · Tournai · since 2022
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Beloeil · since 2026
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Removal services · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of CABINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2004