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Name check

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.

“EAVY”

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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • EAVY same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Dendermonde · since 2023
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • E.A.V. similar
    Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Gent · since 1976
  • E.A.V. similar
    Abbreviation of Evangelische Alliantie Vlaanderen · Activities of religious organisations · Leuven · since 1987
  • E.A.V.O. similar
    General electrical installation work · Dentergem · since 2011
  • Vervaardiging van schakel- en verdeelinrichtingen · since 2004
  • EAVI similar
    Abbreviation of EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VIEWERS INTERESTS · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2004
  • EA VL similar
    Abbreviation of Energie Adviseur VL · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
  • EARL DAVY similar
    Retail sale of wines and spirits · VAL DU LAYON · since 2022
  • HEAVY similar
    Antwerpen · since 2014
  • SEAVY similar
    Abbreviation of Social Environment for A Victorious Youth · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
  • Heavy similar
    Name of an establishment of Gosselin Logistics · Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2011

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