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.
“studio WOUW”
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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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Finishing of textiles · Gent · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2017
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Mouscron · since 2001
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Menen · since 2023
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Mortsel · since 1993
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Oostende · since 2002
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Activities of building architects · Linkebeek · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Kapellen · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2008
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Other photographic activities · since 2009
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Aarschot · since 2009
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Other education · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · since 2007
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Brugge · since 2025
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Lokeren · since 2018
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Computer programming · Flémalle · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Other photographic activities · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Retie · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Studio Weid Architecten · Activities of building architects · Zemst · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Other social work without accommodation · Boechout · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Rumst · since 2025
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Photography, excluding press photography · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2016
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Kuurne · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Schelle · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2003
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Dansstudio X vzw · Sports and recreation education · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Meerhout · since 2025
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Development of non-residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Middelkerke · since 2025