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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“P.V.S.”

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.

  • P.V.S. same name
    Paris · since 1980
  • P.V.S. same name
    Abbreviation of Peri Visual System · Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Le Roeulx · since 1992
  • P.V.S. same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Hemiksem · since 1993
  • P.V.S. same name
    General electrical installation work · Hasselt · since 2000
  • PVS same name
    Abbreviation of PEETERS VETERINARY SERVICES · Veterinary services · Villers-la-Ville · since 2017
  • PVS same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Dilbeek · since 2019
  • P.V.S. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of PHOTO - VIDEO - SERVICE · Brussel · since 1988
  • P.V.S. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Middelkerke · since 1998
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PVSC similar
    Abbreviation of PIERRE VINCKE ET CIE S.C · Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Villers-la-Ville · since 2009
  • PVSC similar
    Name of an establishment of Peter Verhamme Sophie Coudron · Other legal services · Herent · since 2010
  • PVSK similar
    Activities of lawyers · Beernem · since 2026
  • PV-Sol similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Menen · since 2016
  • P.V. similar
    Land surveying · Pont-à-Celles · since 1988
  • PV similar
    Abbreviation of PASCAL VANDEPUT · Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 1995
  • P.V. similar
    Abbreviation of PRO VOCE · Antwerpen · since 1999
  • PV similar
    Antwerpen · since 2001
  • P.V. similar
    Abbreviation of CABINET MEDICAL P.V. · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2001
  • PV similar
    Abbreviation of Passievrucht · Gent · since 2019
  • PV similar
    Abbreviation of Pro Volley · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Mol · since 2020
  • P V similar
    Abbreviation of Pita Vlaanderen · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • PV similar
    Name of an establishment of Romi Photo and Design · Freight transport by road · Arendonk · since 2023
  • PV similar
    Abbreviation of PROEFBEDRIJF PLUIMVEEHOUDERIJ · Other research and development on natural sciences · Geel · since 2011
  • PV similar
    Abbreviation of Pokerclub Vlaanderen · Other membership organisations · Blankenberge · since 2024

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