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 WAY”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 1995
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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 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of JANNEMIEK B.DH · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Zoersel · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of BUCHEN · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Berlaar · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of WORLDWIDE TRANSLATION & CONSULTING · Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brussel · since 1997
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Brussel · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Londerzeel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2006
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2023