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.
“WILENA”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dilbeek · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Herentals · since 2011
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ternat · since 1994
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Inland freight water transport · since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1983
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Oud-Turnhout · since 1982
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Other education · since 2004
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Verhuur en lease van transportmiddelen voor vervoer over water · Brussel · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2000
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since 2019
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Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Other sports activities · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1990
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2026