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.
“Wini”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Ukkel · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of WIBNI · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of LOUISSE&DECLERCQ · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ath · since 2022
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Abbreviation of NeWIN · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herstal · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · Bastogne · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · As · since 2025
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Hamont-Achel · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Winitra Stalstrooisels en Houtpellets · Support activities for crop production · Ravels · since 2003
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Herve · since 2005
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wielsbeke · since 1954
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 1987
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Assesse · since 1992
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Izegem · since 1994
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Wuustwezel · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2015
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PARIS · since 2015
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Other educational support services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zwevegem · since 2019
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of WiNA Gent · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2020
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1976
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Activities of holding companies · Riemst · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Roeselare · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 1970
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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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Vervaardiging van wijn uit druiven · since 2024
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Durbuy · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Namur · since 2007
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gent · since 2015