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.
“ProVida.be”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Herenthout · since 2006
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Zonhoven · since 2004
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Elsene · since 2004
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Roofing work · Berlaar · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1981
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OSLO · since 1999
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Computer programming · Oudergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Lennik · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2015
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Charleroi · since 2020
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Lede · since 1993
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Wanze · since 1998
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Diepenbeek · since 2023
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Roeselare · since 1996
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Gent · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herselt · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of AGUNA · Other business support services · Tielt · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Lede · since 2015
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Brussel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2025
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Abbreviation of PROVIDENTIA PARTNERS · Wommelgem · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Plombières · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982