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.
“Waterfront”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1993
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Weert · since 2016
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Groothandel in sanitair · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Waterfront Genk · Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2022
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Gent · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthulst · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · since 2002
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Voorburg · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Water Vuurkruisplein 7 te Hoboken · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Woest · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Geel · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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CURACAO · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Alken · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of FARASTIJNS · Full-service restaurants · Willebroek · since 2025