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.
“Woti”
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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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Herent · since 2020
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of WTC WARDEN OOM TRAPPERS · Hooglede · since 2014
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Abbreviation of World of Tents · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ronse · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Word of Truth International Christian Ministries · Mons · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Who Owns The Zebra · Computer programming · Gent · since 2014
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Veterinary services · Aalst · since 2020
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Abbreviation of World Tote Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Elsene · since 2007
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Oudsbergen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020