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.
“IVS”
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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Name of an establishment of I.V.S. - INTERNATIONAL VISUAL SERVICES · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Zaventem · since 1986
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Abbreviation of INVESTERINGSVENNOOTSCHAP STILTEN · Dendermonde · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor Vorming en Studie · Geel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of IMMO VAL DE SAMBRE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Charleroi · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Oostkamp · since 2004
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Assenede · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Interieur Vergote Stijn · Joinery installation · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of International Valves Supply · Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Abbreviation of INITIATIVES EN VAL DE SAMBRE · Pont-à-Celles · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ICOS VISION SYSTEMS CORPORATION · Leuven · since 1989
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Abbreviation of International Veterinary Students’ Association · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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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