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.
“WINC”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2002
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Riemst · since 2022
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beersel · since 1983
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of VETIX · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Waregem · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of IMMO-BRB · Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Halen · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2018
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Other education · Huy · since 2020
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
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Literary creation · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Oosterzele · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nivelles · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Denderleeuw · since 2008
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Ukkel · since 1988
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of LOUISSE&DECLERCQ · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2015
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anzegem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2008
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Abbreviation of NeWIN · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herstal · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · Bastogne · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kelmis · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Elsene · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Kortenaken · since 2026
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Paris 75012 · since 1998
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Drogenbos · since 2022
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Kluisbergen · since 2025
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wielsbeke · since 1954
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Assesse · since 1992
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1992
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PARIS · since 2015
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Trade name · Other educational support services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zwevegem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of WiNA Gent · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2020
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Interior design · Tournai · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Durbuy · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Namur · since 2007