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.
“WISE CLUSTER”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2008
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Knokke-Heist · since 1995
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Leuven · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Abbreviation of WISE Science Culture · Oudergem · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2020
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Zonnebeke · since 2021
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Working In a Safe Environment · Other software publishing · Leuven · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 2021
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Book publishing · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2025