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.
“CVO”
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 Confisserie Vangertruyden Ondernemingen · Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1978
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Abbreviation of COMITE DU VILLAGE D'ODEUR · Crisnée · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2000
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CHRISTELIJKE VLAAMSE OMROEP · Boom · since 1987
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Wingene · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ERKA-INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Berlare · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Camerlynck-Vanneste Onze Kinderen · Lendelede · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Crossing Vissenaken · Football clubs · Tienen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Claires-Voies · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Chastre · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CARNAVAL VIERVOIS ASBL · Viroinval · since 2015
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Vandamme Charlotte · Other personal services · Jabbeke · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Collectief Verhalen · Socio-cultural adult education · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Customs Verraets · Logistics services · Nijlen · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Putte · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CREAVINCE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Cyclop Vision · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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Abbreviation of CHIRO VEJEL · Laakdal · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Cricket Vlaanderen vzw · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Vilvoorde · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Corpus Vitrearum · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Canis Vulgaris · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Casavillani · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2025