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.
“WWL”
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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Abbreviation of Wielerclub WWL · Westerlo · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of WILOI · Plumbing work · Alken · since 2024
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Wij Luisteren · Antwerpen · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Wommelgem Warehouses · Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of WORLD WAY · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 1995
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Abbreviation of LEEMAN APOTHEEK · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of WEST - LITTORAL · Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 1997
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Abbreviation of WESTELSE WOEFFERS · Westerlo · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Amay · since 2016
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Abbreviation of WalloWhisky · Andenne · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2021
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Screed work · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Wim Wilssens · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Spa · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Waterloo Warriors · Waterloo · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WITHOUT WALLS · Other social work without accommodation · Malle · since 2006
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Abbreviation of WEB WIJS · Oostende · since 2007
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Abbreviation of WOLVES AND WARRIORS · Other amusement and recreation activities · Mortsel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of WIM AT WORK · Other building finishing work · Lievegem · since 2001
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Abbreviation of De Wereldwerf · Olen · since 2015