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.
“PVH”
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.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zelzate · since 1989
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Retie · since 2019
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Book publishing · Hoegaarden · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van vlakglas · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Nivelles · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2025
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · Lichtervelde · since 2019
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Land surveying · Pont-à-Celles · since 1988
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Abbreviation of PASCAL VANDEPUT · Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 1995
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Abbreviation of PRO VOCE · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CABINET MEDICAL P.V. · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Passievrucht · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Pro Volley · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Mol · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Pita Vlaanderen · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Romi Photo and Design · Freight transport by road · Arendonk · since 2023
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Abbreviation of PROEFBEDRIJF PLUIMVEEHOUDERIJ · Other research and development on natural sciences · Geel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Pokerclub Vlaanderen · Other membership organisations · Blankenberge · since 2024