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.
“AZV”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Aannemingsmaatschappij Zeeuusch-Vlaanderen BV · Biervliet · since 1972
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Insurance agents and brokers · Vilvoorde · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Artsen Zonder Vakantie VZW · Other business support services · Mechelen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of AUDIT EN ZAKENKANTOOR VERBRUGGE · Kaprijke · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Alumni Ziekenhuis - en Verplegingswetenschappen K. U. Leuven · Leuven · since 1968
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · Steenokkerzeel · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Andere vervoerondersteunende activiteiten · since 2021
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Abbreviation of L'année Zéro · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Aw-Zar · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of AARGAUER ZEITUNG A..G. · BADEN · since 2001