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.
“WOBAC”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Zaventem · since 2003
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Manufacture of beer · Menen · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1984
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Lo-Reninge · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2019
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2004
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 2008
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brecht · since 2007
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Keerbergen · since 2022