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.
“ProVobis”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2000
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Ukkel · since 2001
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Schilders- en Afwerkingsbedrijf PROVO · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 1976
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Activities of building architects · Gent · 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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other education · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Chateaubriant · since 1980
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Hasselt · since 2019
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Tourist information services · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waasmunster · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Frameries · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Kortrijk · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of AG SOLUTION · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Pro-Openbaar Vervoer · Antwerpen · since 1982