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.
“BIVIO”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Wevelgem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgo Indian Village Reconstruction Organisation · Buggenhout · since 1978
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Herent · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2026
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Oudergem · since 1999
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging van de Belgische Industriehoutverbruikers-Union Prof. des Utilisateurs Belges de Bois d'Industrie · Geraardsbergen · since 1970
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Vorst · since 1983
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Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Brugse Internationale Vleesmarkt · Wholesale of live animals · Brugge · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Belgische Investeringsmaatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden · Other financial services · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BrugesInsideOut · Other printing · Brugge · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE IRAKESE VERENIGING · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Bureau International Onoriskoza · Elsene · since 2025
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2024
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Risk and damage evaluation · Hove · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Intergemeentelijke vereniging voor duurzaam milieubeleid in Izegem en Ommeland · Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Izegem · since 1973
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since 1976
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Abbreviation of Bourse Immobilière Visétoise · Liège · since 1968