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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CVK”

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.

  • C.V.K. same name
    Abbreviation of Comité voor Jeugdzorg en Volksopleiding · Hasselt · since 1961
  • C.V.K. same name
    Abbreviation of Chauffeurs voor Kinderen · Schoten · since 1996
  • CVK same name
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Dessel · since 2018
  • CVK same name
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • CVK same name
    Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Beringen · since 2020
  • CVK same name
    Abbreviation of CVK-INVESTMENTS · Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Roeselare · since 2026
  • CVK same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Zandhoven · since 2006
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CvvK similar
    Abbreviation of Cultuurvrienden VoorKempen · Zandhoven · since 2016
  • CvKO similar
    Abbreviation of Centrum voor Kankeropsporing · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brugge · since 2004
  • C.V. similar
    Abbreviation of Crossing Vissenaken · Football clubs · Tienen · since 1992
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Claires-Voies · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Chastre · since 2014
  • c v similar
    Abbreviation of CARNAVAL VIERVOIS ASBL · Viroinval · since 2015
  • Market research and public opinion polling · since 2016
  • CV² similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 2016
  • CV similar
    Name of an establishment of Vandamme Charlotte · Other personal services · Jabbeke · since 2017
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Collectief Verhalen · Socio-cultural adult education · since 2018
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Customs Verraets · Logistics services · Nijlen · since 2020
  • CV similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Putte · since 2022
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of CREAVINCE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2023
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Cyclop Vision · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of CHIRO VEJEL · Laakdal · since 2011
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Cricket Vlaanderen vzw · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Vilvoorde · since 2007
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Corpus Vitrearum · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2024
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Canis Vulgaris · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • CV similar
    Abbreviation of Casavillani · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2025

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