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.
“ALVE”
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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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1986
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Opwijk · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2017
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Algemene Veemesterijen · Pig breeding farms · Essen · since 1969
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Wholesale of live animals · Lo-Reninge · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 1998
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Dental practice · Sprimont · since 2014
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Rijen · since 2016
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Charleroi · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Oostende · since 2021
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Land surveying · Damme · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Oosterzele · since 1977
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Office administrative and support services · Nieuwpoort · since 1984
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Edegem · since 1992
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Translation services · Schoten · since 1992
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Moorslede · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Antwerps Liberaal Verbond · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Lesage Real Estate · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Steenokkerzeel · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Lier · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de kunststof- en rubberindustrie · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2013
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Funeral services · Ukkel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Thuisverpleging Daphné Vanclooster · Nursing and midwifery · Kuurne · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Pajottegem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Destelbergen · since 2023
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Other construction installation · Brugge · since 2010
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Plastering work · Beringen · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2008
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Geel · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · Essen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 1993
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lendelede · since 2000
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Specialist medical practice · Brugge · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 2014
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Deerlijk · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Alvénat · Vervaardiging van oliën en vetten · Ciney · since 2006
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Kapellen · since 2007
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Computer programming · Zaventem · since 2026
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Temse · since 1952
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Name of an establishment · Plumbing work · Zandhoven · since 1986