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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Waasse Staalwerken · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Sint-Niklaas · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Liedekerke · since 2014
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Zonhoven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of WS WOONREALISATIES · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of WIELERSPORT WEST-VLAANDEREN · Lichtervelde · since 2004
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Royal White Star Athletic Club · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Westskeel · Damme · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Whispering Sons · Performing arts by independent artists · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of WINTERS SONDERINGEN · Site preparation · Pelt · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Waffle Street · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Aalter · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Woodworks Sysmans · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Ranst · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Wim Slabbaert · Heusden-Zolder · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WIND AAN DE STROOM · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Waasland Shopping · Advertising agencies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Wapi Snacking · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antoing · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Woodstok · Kortenaken · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Oudsbergen · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Diepenbeek · since 2024
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Zaventem · since 2000