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.
“owl”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Oehler Wyhlen Lagertechnik · Aarau · since 1979
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Abbreviation of OLD WAYS LOOPING · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2001
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Literary creation · Vorst · since 2017
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Abbreviation of One Witloof · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Balen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of REAL ESTATE OWL · Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Optimal Web Logic · Computer programming · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Other sports activities · Balen · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · Kontich · since 2015
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Abbreviation of OIL IN WATER · Pre-press and pre-media services · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Site preparation · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Out of this World · Gistel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Oilsjt@work · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Aalst · since 2018
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Abbreviation of OAK WOODLAND · Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Perwez · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of HA&CO · Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2020