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.
“B.B.V”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Ans · since 1975
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Abbreviation of BREDENSE BRUINVISSEN · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Bredene · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Bergenboomverzorging · Landscape service activities · Schilde · since 2000
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Nursing and midwifery · Westerlo · since 2020
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Lierneux · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Ans · since 2011
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Turnhout · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgische Beroepsvereniging van artsen-specialisten in de Neurologie · Elsene · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Lommel · since 2024
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · Hemiksem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Buggy and VW Club · Other sports activities · Ans · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Van Herk · Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Berkel en Rodenrijs · since 1976
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Hoogstraten · since 1993
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Abbreviation of MULTIPROFESSIONELE ARCHITECTENVENNOOTSCHAP BUREAU BOUWTECHNIEK · Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Beer Bastards · Keerbergen · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vorst · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BRAKELBETON · General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 2015
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Abbreviation of LES BARONS DE LA BIERE · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Ferrières · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Bird Builders · Londerzeel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BUGATTI BELGIUM · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Belgian Bride · Hooglede · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Basketball Belgium · Operation of sports facilities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Bebe Books · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2020
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Trade name of Hyperion Optix · Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Brakel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of LMDH · Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Trade name of DeBru Tech · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Diest · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Bieke Verwimp · Nursing and midwifery · Laakdal · since 2009
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Lebbeke · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bonjour Belgique · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Trade name of Little John · Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Buiten Bende · Diepenbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vinck Algemene Schrijnwerkerij · Joinery installation · Waasmunster · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BIG BANG RECORDING · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Wavre · since 1989
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since 2017
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Abbreviation of BAKULU BUSINESS · Activities of lawyers · since 2023