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.
“WILEA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Herentals · since 2011
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Oud-Turnhout · since 1982
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2013
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Dilbeek · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Zulte · since 1972
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Edegem · since 1979
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Insurance agents and brokers · Anderlecht · since 1986
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Other sports activities · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of WELCOME IN LIEGE · Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Women in Logistics · Public relations and communication consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Izegem · since 1986
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Elsene · since 2000
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General electrical installation work · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Moorslede · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Antwerpen · since 2003