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.
“NOVILAB”
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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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Fleurus · since 2020
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Geraardsbergen · since 1984
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Ukkel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of COLLIGNON INVEST · Computer programming · Aubange · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Flémalle · since 2020
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Walhain · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Fernelmont · since 2008
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Bree · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Merksplas · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Lanaken · since 2007
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Mechelen · since 2007
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Activities of notaries · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Other educational support services · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bierbeek · since 2022
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · Pajottegem · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · Dentergem · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Evergem · since 2023
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Other construction installation · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Vietnamese Intellectuelen in België en Luxemburg · Mol · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Malle · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Glabbeek · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Netwerk van Ondernemers voor Visie, Innovatie & Excellentie · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2011