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.
“WORLD NETWORK”
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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Brussel · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · Vorst · since 1996
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Name of RESEAU OCEAN MONDIAL · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2006
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Kalmthout · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of NETWORK CREATIVE · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Waterloo · since 1998
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Other retail sale of food · since 1994
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Other financial services · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1995
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · since 2003
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1977
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Ichtegem · since 1983
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of C.P.R. · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lier · since 1997
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Bewerken van edelstenen (muv diamant) en van halfedelstenen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2013
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Koekelberg · since 2024
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Brasschaat · since 1999
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Merchtem · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of AT WORK · Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · Gavere · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Worldwide Quality Express System (Network) · Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1996
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Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Computer programming · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010