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.
“KVO”
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 Katholiek Vlaams Onderwijs · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Brasschaat · since 1995
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Kunstzwemvereniging Valkaart Oostkamp · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Beernem · since 2010
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Activities of interior architects · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2026
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Football clubs · since 1981
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Site preparation · Kontich · since 2000
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Trade name of KONINKLIJKE VOETBALVERENIGING OOSTENDE · Football clubs · since 2008
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Vereniging der Oprustgestelde Officieren · Brussel · since 1927
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE VLAAMSE ONAFHANKELIJKE RUITERS vzw · Turnhout · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Vereniging Ostend Motor Sport · Activities of other sports clubs · Oostende · since 1974
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Abbreviation of KiloVOlt · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Aalst · since 2019
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Abbreviation of KARATE VLAANDEREN · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Erpe-Mere · since 1984
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Harelbeke · since 1992
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Joinery installation · Kalmthout · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of TASTE INVEST · Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Kleiduif Vrienden · Other membership organisations · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Roofing work · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Konsilium Vobis · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wijnegem · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Katrijn Verhaegen · Activities of company auditors · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · since 2012
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Abbreviation of KURT VERHEGGEN · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2024
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Abbreviation of KineVie · Chaudfontaine · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2025
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Sound recording · since 2017