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.
“JOS VDM”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Lievegem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of JONGE ONDERNEMENDE STUDENTEN · Gistel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of JAARMARKTORGANISATIE STEENHUFFEL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Londerzeel · since 2015
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2009
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of HALF VIER · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Aalst · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Jeugdwerk Ondersteunen in Sint-Niklaas · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of lawyers · Moorslede · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Zottegem · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Zottegem · since 2019