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.
“WINTON”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Amsterdam · since 1987
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Oss · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1987
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Boechout · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Windward · Web portal activities · Brugge · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of S&D HOTELS · Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Assenede · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Damme · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DEHAES & Co · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Lier · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Balen · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 2023
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Wholesale of timber · Herk-de-Stad · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Bree · since 1987
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Evergem · since 2013
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Growing of flowers · since 2026
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2020
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Other education · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2008
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Kippenkwekerijen · Ravels · since 2026
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Surrey · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2001
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Assesse · since 1992
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2026
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Brugge · since 2020
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Tienen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Winters Industrial Technology · Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 1992
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Heuvelland · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Finishing of textiles · Theux · since 2025