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.
“IVM”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Interkommunale vereniging voor huisvuilverwerking - Meetjesland - ass. intercommunale pour le traitement des immondices - Meetjesland · Aalter · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Intergemeentelijke opdrachthoudende Vereniging voor huisvuilverwerking Meetjesland · Materials recovery from waste · Eeklo · since 1980
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Abbreviation of IMMO VM · Market research and public opinion polling · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Joinery installation · Ledegem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Industrie voor Muziek · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of IMMO VAL MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 2007
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Immo Van Moerkerke II · Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2003
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONALE VERENIGING VOOR MUZIEKEDUCATIE · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Overijse · since 2023
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brecht · since 2004
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Office administrative and support services · Brasschaat · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
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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