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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“KODAVO”

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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • KODAVO same name
    Activities of head offices · Essen · since 2009
  • Kordavo very similar
    Abbreviation of Kortrijkse Dames Volleybal · Kortrijk · since 1991
  • ODAVO very similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Kapellen · since 2021
  • KODACO very similar
    Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2015
  • Koda similar
    Joinery installation · Meise · since 2019
  • KODA-VISE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Dalhem · since 2022
  • Kodak SA/NV similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · Zaventem · since 1974
  • Kodam similar
    Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs Dames van Maria · Aalst · since 1990
  • KODAK LTD similar
    Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · WATFORD · since 2016
  • KODAC similar
    Other information service activities · As · since 2021
  • KODAK similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bree · since 2005
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • KODAK1 similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pelt · since 2013
  • Kodama similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
  • Kokoda similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2011
  • kodama similar
    Abbreviation of KodamaPx · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Sprimont · since 2025
  • KODAMA similar
    Wemmel · since 2026
  • Davo similar
    Abbreviation of Door Atletiek Voetbalsport Omhoog Westende (Davo Westende) · Middelkerke · since 1972
  • D.A.V.O. similar
    Abbreviation of Deurnese Amusement, Variété en Ontspanning · Antwerpen · since 1978
  • Davo similar
    Edegem · since 1978
  • DAVO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 1991

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