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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.

“THE VIEW”

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.

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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.

  • the VIEW (sole trader) same name
    Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2016
  • THE VIEW (sole trader) same name
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2019
  • THE VIEW same name
    Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2019
  • The View same name
    Name of an establishment of Rosa Company · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
  • The View same name
    Name of an establishment of MB Brussels · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2012
  • The view (sole trader) same name
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2023
  • THE VIEW EVENT very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2019
  • Mind The View very similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • The Point of View very similar
    Hamont-Achel · since 1985
  • The View Antwerp very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Thevi similar
    Wevelgem · since 1984
  • THE VIP (sole trader) similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1996
  • THE VIP 1 similar
    Name of an establishment of DREAMS · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2014
  • The Vine similar
    Wholesale of wines and spirits · Herzele · since 2017
  • The Vibe similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Meise · since 2018
  • The Vibe similar
    Name of an establishment of FJ Enterprises · Other sports activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
  • THE VIPS similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2004
  • The Vibe similar
    Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2026
  • THE W similar
    Brussel · since 2018
  • The Fairview similar
    Name of an establishment of HOME INVEST BELGIUM · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1980
  • TREEVIEW similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Brugge · since 2003
  • THEVA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antoing · since 2016
  • The AlterView similar
    Wavre · since 2019
  • The Vietitaly similar
    Name of an establishment of FOOD AND FAMILY ADVENTURE · Full-service restaurants · Anderlues · since 2023
  • THEVY similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2002

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