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.
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Jan Van Rijswijck · Antwerpen · since 1951
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Joinery installation · since 2008
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Site preparation · since 2017
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Physiotherapy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Herselt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of JOERI VAN ROEYEN · Plumbing work · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Jeunesse Villageoise de Rogery · Cafés and bars · Gouvy · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of MIDLAND-INDUSTRIES · General construction of residential buildings · Wijnegem · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Johnny van Riems · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Gembloux · since 1986
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Wavre · since 2017
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of JVR-Architectuur · Activities of building architects · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Jurbise · since 2025
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Jeunesse Voyage · Elsene · since 1961
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Abbreviation of Judo Vlaanderen · Football clubs · Erpe-Mere · since 1981
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Abbreviation of JAN VERHEYEN · Support activities for crop production · Ravels · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Jeunesse et Vie · Youth work associations · Charleroi · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ENTREPRISES WARZEE · Landscape service activities · Perwez · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Jong-Vriendenkring van het Koninklijk Atheneum Brugge Centrum · Brugge · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Jean VERBOIS · Risk and damage evaluation · Namur · since 1990
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1991
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2016
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Plumbing work · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Jumping Vivat · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Evere · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2006
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Abbreviation of JACQUES VERHAEGEN · Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Anderlues · since 2020