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.
“WILGA”
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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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Edegem · since 1979
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Insurance agents and brokers · Anderlecht · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Merchtem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Werkgroep Ecologie Leefmilieu Groot-Asse · Asse · since 1979
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Water Is Life Group · Activities of head offices · Pelt · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · Oudsbergen · since 2000
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brasschaat · since 1948
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Meise · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of CEYSSENS · Landscape service activities · Lummen · since 2001
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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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Site preparation · Meise · since 2011
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Pelt · since 2007