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.
“WIDOO”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2022
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Other education · Kalmthout · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of JAMBOSI · Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Edegem · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Werkgroep rond de Impact van de Luchthaven Oostende op de Omgeving · Oostende · since 1992
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Other education · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Halle · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of CHLARé · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Schilde · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 2011
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2015
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1972
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Verhuur en lease van vaat- en glaswerk, keuken- en tafelgerei, elektrische huishoudapparaten en andere huishoudelijke benodigdheden · since 2000
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Plombières · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Hoogstraten · since 2018