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.
“BOVYN”
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
31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Lier · since 1992
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Computer programming · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2022
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Support activities for crop production · since 1996
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since 1997
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2017
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 1998
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Other education · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Other education · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Oudenaarde · since 2001
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2015
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Wholesale of live animals · since 1995
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2019
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since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2025
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2026
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2014
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · since 2022
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2010
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since 2011
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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since 1984
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Web portal activities · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2011
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zonnebeke · since 2024
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Société DE PECHEBASSE OURTHE · Flémalle · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Brugse Oldtimers Vrienden · Brugge · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Belgische Orchideeën Vereniging · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Brabantse Ongedierte Verdelging · Support activities for crop production · Geetbets · since 2016
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Support activities for crop production · since 2011
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since 1994
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since 1979
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2024
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2007