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.
“Watoto”
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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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1996
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Retail sale of footwear · Merksplas · since 2022
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Enghien · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WORLD ASSOCIATION OF TRADEMARK OWNERS · Kampenhout · since 2000
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Arendonk · since 2017
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · since 2021
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Other education · Koksijde · since 2017
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of TONYA - TONYA · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Youth work associations · Hamont-Achel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Together Tomorrow · Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Oostkamp · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2003
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Malle · since 2023
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Other printing · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2023