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.
“WIBA”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of WIBA Dienstverlening · Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Tourist information services · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Deinze · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Westerners indépendants de Belgique · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1976
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Abbreviation of WINKELEN IN BRASSCHAAT · Brasschaat · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Wase Imkersbond vzw · Other membership organisations · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of WORKING IN BELGIUM · Public relations and communication consultancy · Zaventem · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Willebroek-Boom Atletiekclub · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Boom · since 1983
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Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 1986
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Waterloo · since 1994
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Joinery installation · Kapellen · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tienen · since 2000
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Koekelare · since 2014
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Hasselt · since 2015
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Other business support services · Aalter · since 2018
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Soumagne · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of OKY & Co · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Berlare · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lennik · since 1991
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Mixed farming · since 1999
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Other legal services · Boechout · since 2022
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Beloeil · since 2003