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.
“WOLIVE”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Grimbergen · since 1988
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Other education · since 1998
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · since 2000
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Literary creation · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of GUSTARE · Wholesale of other household goods · Gent · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 2005
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LIBRE INFO · Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · La Louvière · since 1999
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Gembloux · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of ZAITOUN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Brussel · since 2010
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Other software publishing · since 2004
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of EXCLUSIVE FOR YOU · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DMY · Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2001