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.
“WIDIMA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Florennes · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2019
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Event catering · Lokeren · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brugge · since 2025
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Leuven · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Keerbergen · since 1993
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Maastricht · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ravels · since 1996
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Genk · since 1997
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Zottegem · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Wholesale of timber · Oudenaarde · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Kinrooi · since 2006
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Development of residential building projects · Chaudfontaine · since 2008
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Lanaken · since 2014
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Computer programming · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Other education · Gent · since 2013
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Office administrative and support services · Plombières · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Administratiekantoor - Dima · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Aartselaar · since 1977
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Leuven · since 1978
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Bonheiden · since 1978
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Mechelen · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 1983
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Wichelen · since 1984
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Berlare · since 1987
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Destelbergen · since 1989
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Market research and public opinion polling · Zelzate · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Dalhem · since 1995
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Operation of sports facilities · Wetteren · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 1997
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Retail sale of bicycles · Zoutleeuw · since 2000
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Retie · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Hasselt · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Heusden-Zolder · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Teelt van vezelgewassen · Riemst · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2011
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Freight transport by road · Ardooie · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oudenburg · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Distribution de Maroquinerie · Herstal · since 1979
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Abbreviation of New Dima · Cafés and bars · Hemiksem · since 2017