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.
“Waterheide”
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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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Herselt · since 1995
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Brecht · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VOETBALCLUB TERHEIDE V.C. · Football clubs · Asse · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Petanqueclub Terheiden · Cafés and bars · Ninove · since 1988
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Veterinary services · Zele · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VZW Kringgroep 54 Rakerheide · Bocholt · since 2015
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Niel · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 1984
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Equestrian clubs · Begijnendijk · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of KIOSK · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Wommelgem · since 1997
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Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Deinze · since 2017
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Kippenkwekerijen · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2012
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Operation of sports facilities · Lubbeek · since 1995
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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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Full-service restaurants · since 1968
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Lommel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VAKANTIEPARK BELGIE 2 · Vakantieparken · Brussel · since 1978
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Wijnegem · since 1980
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Waregem · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 1985
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Zoersel · since 2018
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Koekelare · since 2018
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025