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.
“NOVE”
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.
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of NOVE GRUPPO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Huy · since 2022
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General cleaning of buildings · Lommel · since 2008
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Other software publishing · Charleroi · since 2026
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2015
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Temse · since 2015
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2017
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Other information service activities · Kortenberg · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of GOTTSCHALK · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Liège · since 2006
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Computer programming · Geel · since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Aarschot · since 2024
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2026
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Novel Law · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Hoogstraten · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Amon · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Zwalm · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Novera Solutions · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 2017
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Other construction installation · since 2018
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of KELLYDELI · Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 2011
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Ans · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Les Bons Villers · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Ternat · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lebbeke · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Kontich · since 1950
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Gent · since 1976
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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · Kortrijk · since 1983
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General electrical installation work · Braine-le-Comte · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of NOVEXEM ADVANCED RESEARCH GROUP · Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2006
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Trade name · Productie en distributie van stoom en gekoelde lucht · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Verviers · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Orp-Jauche · since 2024
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Les Bons Villers · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of CP RETAIL · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Braine-le-Château · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Neufchâteau · since 2022