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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.

“DU VAL”

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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DU VAL same name
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Jurbise · since 1995
  • DUVAL same name
    Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Antwerpen · since 1996
  • DUVALL very similar
    Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1994
  • DUVAN very similar
    Other financial services · Oostende · since 1989
  • DUVAN very similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Huldenberg · since 1993
  • DUVAR very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2015
  • DU-VAR very similar
    Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
  • DUVAS very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Linter · since 2012
  • DUVAN very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Ronse · since 2005
  • DOUVAL very similar
    La Hulpe · since 2002
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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