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.
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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Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Florennes · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Nationale Federatie Algemene Vinkeniersbond · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Kuurne · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Acti'Vibe · Binche · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Izegem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION VOVINAM INTERCONTINENTAL BELGIUM · Blégny · since 2004
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Kippenkwekerijen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1951
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Other personal services · Hove · since 1987
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Grez-Doiceau · since 1998
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Specialist medical practice · Balen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE VLAAMSE IMKERSVERENIGING · Brasschaat · since 1977
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Chilly Mazarin · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ALLIED VINTNERS INTERNATIONAL · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoutleeuw · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Assenede voor Iedereen · Assenede · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPS VORMINGSINSTITUUT · Aartselaar · since 2005
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Other business support services · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Antwerps Vastgoed Imperium · Schilde · since 2025
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Wavre · since 2020