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.
“WIRED.INC.”
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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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Eghezée · since 2014
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Other information service activities · Gent · since 2019
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2011
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Etterbeek · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oud-Heverlee · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Beerse · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere delen en toebehoren voor motorvoertuigen · Beerse · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ROOTS · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Other information technology and computer services · Nijlen · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geel · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Bree · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Oudergem · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2006