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.
“WILVO”
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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ingelmunster · since 1987
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Site preparation · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Werkgroep rond de Impact van de Luchthaven Oostende op de Omgeving · Oostende · since 1992
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Schilde · since 1992
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Beerse · since 1993
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other postal and courier activities · Mechelen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostkamp · since 1998
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Advertising agencies · since 1996
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Other printing · Gembloux · since 2003
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Diksmuide · since 2024
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Veterinary services · Gerpinnes · since 2025
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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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Other business support services · Bonheiden · since 1961
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Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2014
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Abbreviation of WILLEMS VASTGOED MAATSCHAPPIJ · Other information service activities · Merchtem · since 2008
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Herzele · since 2025