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.
“IVA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mons · since 1968
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2002
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Abbreviation of International VAT Association · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Balen · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Interimkantoor voor Arbeidskrachten · Vosselaar · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Immobiliën Verschueren André · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gent · since 1988
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Braine-le-Château · since 2017
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Brugge · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Investeringsdienst voor de Vlaamse Autonome Hogescholen · Brussel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Izegemse Vrijetijds Atletiek Club · Izegem · since 1987
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Abbreviation of VLEESWARENFABRIEK IVAN · Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Harelbeke · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Harelbeke · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Geel · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2022
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since 1969
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Abbreviation of International Virtual Aviation Organisation · Advertising agencies · Pajottegem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Intergemeentelijke Vereniging voor Afvalbeheer in Gent en Omstreken · Materials recovery from waste · Gent · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dentergem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Interprofessionele Vereniging Advokaten, Accountants en Notarissen · Kortrijk · since 1993
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Andere afvalverwijdering · Ichtegem · since 1996
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Other information service activities · Londerzeel · since 2016
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Site preparation · since 2011
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Roeselare · since 2022
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Other business support services · Halen · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ieper · since 2010
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Liège · since 2026
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Abbreviation of I.V. DANS & GYM · Cultural education · Lochristi · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Infrastructure Virtualization · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Abbreviation of In Vitro · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Vorst · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019