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.
“WIDEC”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Oud-Heverlee · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2003
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Avelgem · since 2007
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES ECOLES DU CINEMA · Huy · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Asse · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Brussel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2010
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Zaventem · since 1990
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wingene · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mouscron · since 1980
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Other business support services · Halle · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Opwijk · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lasne · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brugge · since 2025
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Other financial services · Keerbergen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Izegem · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · Balen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WIDE - WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT EUROPE · Brussel · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Kraainem · since 2022