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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“GRIVE”

An active company already has this name

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  • 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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GRIVE same name
    Web portal activities · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
  • GRIVE same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2009
  • GRIVE IP very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2025
  • Griva very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2019
  • G-Drive very similar
    Name of an establishment of COFITEC · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Londerzeel · since 1990
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • GRIVEDIS similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Huy · since 2004
  • GRIVAN similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Izegem · since 1994
  • GRIVAN similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zonhoven · since 1995
  • GRIVOK similar
    Activities of other sports clubs · Grimbergen · since 2020
  • G.R.I. similar
    Name of an establishment of GROUPE DE RECHERCHES ET D'INVESTIGATIONS · News agency activities · Elsene · since 1991
  • GRI similar
    Abbreviation of Groupe des Régulateurs Indépendants · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2018
  • GRIVACO similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maldegem · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • GT-Drive similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Oosterzele · since 2025
  • RIVE similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oupeye · since 2013
  • RIVE similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
  • GRIVAS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other legal services · Lier · since 2002

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