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.
“KVS”
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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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg · Performing arts by independent artists · Brussel · since 1977
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Full-service restaurants · Vilvoorde · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Landen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Kersbeek voor Sofhea · Kortenaken · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Keerbergen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Keuken van Sou · Advertising agencies · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Abbreviation of KVS CONSTRUCT · Roofing work · Lierde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Kaat Van Stralen · Performing arts by independent artists · Aarschot · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Mol · since 2023
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Kynologen Vereniging Sint-Rombouts · Other amusement and recreation activities · Bonheiden · since 1979
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Abbreviation of DE KONINKLIJKE VRIJSCHUTTERS GERAARDSBERGEN · Activities of other sports clubs · Geraardsbergen · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of ECS LOGISTICS GROUP · Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Vriendenkring Scheidsrechters Gewest Gent · Aalter · since 1985
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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