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.
“4VISO”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other software publishing · Niel · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1972
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Zaventem · since 1984
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Office administrative and support services · Hasselt · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beringen · since 1995
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Vorst · since 1997
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Abbreviation of ACTIEF VISSENAKENS ONDERSTEUNINGSPUNT · Tienen · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AVISO - Aide aux victimes de dérives sectaires · Theux · since 2012
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vrij Instituut voor Secundair Onderwijs Gent · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Blankenberge · since 2009