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.
“WPA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herentals · since 2015
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Abbreviation of WORLD PADEL AGENCY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 2010
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Abbreviation of WIERTZ – PUBLIC AFFAIRS · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2022
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Waterpolo Associatie Universiteit Gent · Gent · since 2013
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Diksmuide · since 2013
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Abbreviation of WERKGROEP PARAPSYCHOLOGIE · Gent · since 1986
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Abbreviation of West Proms · Diksmuide · since 1991
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Kortenaken · since 2013
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Abbreviation of WALTITUDE PRODUCTION · Charleroi · since 2015
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Other tax advisory services · Raeren · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Koekelberg · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Wicked Pigeon ASBL · Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Brussel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Walloon Poiesis · Charleroi · since 2023
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Abbreviation of WHITE PANTHER · Activities of interior architects · Gavere · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Wallonie Poker · Charleroi · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Witch Piss · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Mechelen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of WALL PROTECT · Joinery installation · Wemmel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Working Projects · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WELL-BEING PREVENTIS · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Waremme · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Vorst · since 2026