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.
“PAVACON”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Lier · since 2017
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Comines-Warneton · since 1996
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Dendermonde · since 1994
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Geraardsbergen · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Zulte · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lennik · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Zutendaal · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2025
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brugge · since 1988
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2008
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zuienkerke · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Groepering van Private Afvalbewerkers van de Provincie Antwerpen · Malle · since 1981
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Dilbeek · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Other business support services · Binche · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Geel · since 2017
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Gent · since 1982
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Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Kontich · since 1988
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Ledegem · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 1999
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2001
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Mixed farming · Menen · since 2009