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.
“AEV”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · since 2013
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Âmes en Voix · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET VALORISATION DE LA NATURE · Verlaine · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Izegem · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Union professionnelle des Ergothérapeutes belges, francophones et germanophones · Jette · since 1973
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Abbreviation of L'Automne ensoleillé · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Ellezelles · since 1977
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dinant · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of EDITIONS DE L'ACANTHE · Namur · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 1999
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Abbreviation of AB EDITIONS · Book publishing · Elsene · since 2000
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Abbreviation of AREM EVENTS · Other business support services · Nijlen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Après l'Ecole · Tubize · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Agera Events · Event catering · Kruisem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Alor'Elle ASBL · Meise · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Artcher Entertainment · Production of cinema films · Beringen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of AgminEquus · Operation of sports facilities · Deinze · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Alternative Evolution · Other business support services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ALUMNI EUROPAE · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Agir Ensemble · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Agir'Ensemble · Other human health activities · Colfontaine · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ARIS-EVENTS · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Charleroi · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Alter Ethix · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Audits Events · Other amusement and recreation activities · Herve · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ATHLETHICS · Nandrin · since 2026