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.
“GALVER”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1985
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Seraing · since 1987
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2023
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Lier · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of GALLEE CONCEPT · Development of residential building projects · Saint-Ghislain · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Silly · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2018
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Cultural education · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Chastre · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2008
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Nursing and midwifery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Lokeren · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CHAGAL · Charleroi · since 2002
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2025
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Dental practice · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2026
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Den Haag · since 1992
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 1999
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Abbreviation of YVENS GALVAN · Coating of metals · Sprimont · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tubize · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Liberty Galati S.A. · Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Galati · since 2022