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.
“WIMBA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machining of metals · Ranst · since 2008
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Arendonk · since 2007
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1945
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Dendermonde · since 2019
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Plumbing work · Willebroek · since 2017
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Diksmuide · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Wouters Investment Management · Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2014
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Pelt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Welcome in Mechelen V.Z.W. · Mechelen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Roosdaal · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Haacht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MOUVEMENTS WELDED IN MOTION · Production of cinema films · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Wine in Moderation - Art de Vivre · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WORLDSTONE VENTURES IM · Web portal activities · Elsene · since 2012
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2012
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Sports and recreation education · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Work in Motion · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mol · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Women in Mission, AISBL · Flémalle · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WIM ASBL · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Vilvoorde · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Zandhoven · since 2026
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR MOTORCYCLE ORGANISATION - INTERNATIONALER MOTORSPORTVERBAND FUR AMATEURE - INTERNATIONALE MOTOSPORT POUR AMATEURS · Lummen · since 1973
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ieper · since 1993