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.
“Ovius”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Zoutleeuw · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dendermonde · since 2023
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Tubize · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ecaussinnes · since 2007
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Activities of notaries · Kortrijk · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
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Office administrative and support services · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Olense Vleeswaren Industrie · Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Olen · since 1968
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Abbreviation of OPEN VIEW INVEST · Léglise · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Other retail sale of food · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van cider en andere gefermenteerde vruchtendranken · Namur · since 2026
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kontich · since 2018