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.
“V.B.M.”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Autobusmaatschappijen · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Lommel · since 1972
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · Durbuy · since 1984
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Abbreviation of VASTGOEDBEHEER EN MAKELAARSKANTOOR · Buying and selling of own real estate · Moorslede · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Bierbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VISSERSCLUB DE BETSE MISTREKKERS · Geetbets · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VRIENDENKRING BRANDWEER MELLE · Andere drinkgelegenheden · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2001
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Zonhoven · since 2016
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Plastering work · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of VAN BOXEL Management · Market research and public opinion polling · Mechelen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of VAN BEL MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Mechelen · Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Van Bael Management · Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Brandweer Muzikanten West-Vlaanderen · Menen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Soignies · since 2002
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Abbreviation of FIDUCIAIRE VBMG · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Crisnée · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Leuven · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Van Breukelen Management Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2026
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Lasne · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Vrienden der Beroepskunstenaars · Antwerpen · since 1939
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Abbreviation of VALERY BEMELMANS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lierneux · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VINEYARD BRUSSELS · Activities of religious organisations · Oudergem · since 2002
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Oudenaarde · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Visionbuild · Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Herentals · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vierstraete Benedic · General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Schoten · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VERENIGD BREDENE · Bredene · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Abbreviation of VIKING BRIDGE · Braine-le-Comte · since 2004
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Blégny · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Victor Brants · Development of residential building projects · Bierbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VERBEAST · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2026
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vice Barons · since 1995