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.
“PROVESTEL”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brugge · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 2014
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Meise · since 2015
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2025
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Production of cinema films · Leuven · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waasmunster · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Zulte · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kontich · since 1982
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Wholesale of machine tools · Waterloo · since 1984
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Gent · since 2000
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Lyssach · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Zandhoven · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Activiteiten van callcenters · Ronse · since 2010
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Koksijde · since 2010
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Huldenberg · since 1988
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Other education · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982