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.
“Winadoe”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oosterzele · since 1998
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Wiskundige en Natuurkundige Kring, Leuven · Leuven · since 1967
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Abbreviation of WiNA Gent · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Geel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Wina Leuven · Leuven · since 2007
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Aarschot · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Network of Afghan Diaspora Organisations in Europe · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Wetteren · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Wingense Archeologische Dienst · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Rotselaar · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Wiskunde, Informatica en Natuurkunde Kring vzw · Youth work associations · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Socio-cultural adult education · Anderlecht · since 2025