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.
“BVB LAW”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging van Binnenhuis architecten BVB · Antwerpen · since 1952
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Abbreviation of Camber France · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Bosgroep Vlaams-Brabant · Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Leuven · since 2017
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General medical practice · Harelbeke · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Bemiddeling Vlaams-Brabant · Other legal services · Affligem · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 2019
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Zandhoven · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Lochristi · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Brandweer voor Bolivia · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF VETERAN RIDERS · Ranst · since 2004