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.
“BVO”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgische Verkoop Organisatie · Zaventem · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Brandweerverbroedering Oostende · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostende · since 1984
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Herent · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Pont-à-Celles · since 2006
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Abbreviation of BAUDOUIN VANNOORBEECK ORGANISATION · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Waterloo · since 2008
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Willebroek · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgavox · Production of cinema films · Waterloo · since 1950
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR ORALE IMPLANTOLOGIE · Leuven · since 2008
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE VENNOOTSCHAP ONROEREND GOED · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zemst · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedische Manuele Therapie · Brugge · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Kortrijk · since 2005
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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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Trade name of MONACO · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 1982
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Trade name of MOYO · Other business support services · Asse · since 2016
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Trade name of ELVA HOLDING · Other business support services · Oostende · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ISSARIS ADVOCATEN · Activities of lawyers · Dilsen-Stokkem · 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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Trade name of kids@Fran(&)co · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2021
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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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Insurance agents and brokers · Lebbeke · since 2009
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Trade name of Little John · Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Abbreviation of BAMBOU VERT · Etterbeek · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Pasania · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Olen · since 2008
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Trade name of Logolief · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Vinck Algemene Schrijnwerkerij · Joinery installation · Waasmunster · since 2026
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Name of Max Mobile Belgium · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Event catering · Saint-Ghislain · since 1997