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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Wimst”

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.

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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.

  • Wimst same name
    Other information service activities · Kasterlee · since 2023
  • WIMAT very similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Bekkevoort · since 1995
  • Wim IT very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Affligem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Wims similar
    Other information service activities · Oudsbergen · since 2024
  • Other specialised construction activities · since 2020
  • W.I.M. similar
    Real estate agency activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1985
  • W.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Wouters Investment Management · Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2014
  • WIM similar
    Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Pelt · since 2015
  • WiM similar
    Abbreviation of Welcome in Mechelen V.Z.W. · Mechelen · since 2016
  • W-im similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Roosdaal · since 2016
  • W.I.M. similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
  • WIM similar
    Other building finishing work · Haacht · since 2020
  • WIM similar
    Abbreviation of MOUVEMENTS WELDED IN MOTION · Production of cinema films · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2020
  • WIM similar
    Abbreviation of Wine in Moderation - Art de Vivre · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2011
  • WIM similar
    Abbreviation of WORLDSTONE VENTURES IM · Web portal activities · Elsene · since 2012
  • Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2012
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2004
  • W.i.M similar
    Abbreviation of Work in Motion · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mol · since 2023
  • W.I.M similar
    Abbreviation of Women in Mission, AISBL · Flémalle · since 2025
  • WIM similar
    Abbreviation of WIM ASBL · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
  • WIM STERCKX similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2008
  • Wim Stevens similar
    Growing of flowers · Kalmthout · since 2008
  • Wimsway similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2018
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021
  • WIM STOKMANS similar
    Site preparation · Kapellen · since 2013
  • Wimson similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 1973

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