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.
“Windekind”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Jette · since 1971
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Wijnegem · since 1974
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Merchtem · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of De Molenketjes · Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2019
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Tourist information services · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of KAHUNA · Cafés and bars · Nieuwpoort · since 2006
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Operation of sports facilities · Vosselaar · since 2007
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Koksijde · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of Verem-Cleaning · Wichelen · since 2006
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Lievegem · since 1980
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Antwerpen · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Mol · Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Mol · since 1968
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De Haan · since 1984
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wielsbeke · since 1954
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2015
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PARIS · since 2015
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Construction of roads and motorways · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of MICHEL INVEST · Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mechelen · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Avelgem · since 2007
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Avelgem · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of DENDERKIND · Day nurseries and crèches · Aalst · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Genk · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gent · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 1992