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.
“WINOVA”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2026
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Soignies · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Kontich · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1958
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Real estate agency activities · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1990
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ranst · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2022
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Finishing of textiles · since 2022
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Computer programming · Waterloo · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2004
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Malmedy · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · BREDA · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Elsene · since 2008
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Roeselare · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Herentals · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Alphonse Winandy-Ortmans · Dison · since 1968
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2015
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2023