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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.R.”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • VBR same name
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Blindenraad · Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Vorselaar · since 1968
  • V.B.R. same name
    Coating of metals · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1990
  • VBR same name
    Abbreviation of Vini Birre Ribelli · Anderlecht · since 2014
  • VBR same name
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Bond Voor Rijwieltoerisme · Lede · since 2009
  • VBR same name
    Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Rumst · Other business support services · Rumst · since 2024
  • VBR-WVL very similar
    Abbreviation of VBR West-Vlaanderen · Oostkamp · since 2022
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • V.B.R.C. similar
    Abbreviation of VERKOOPBURO ROELANT & COMPANY · Wholesale of other household goods · Zwevegem · since 1985
  • V.B.R.N. similar
    Other building finishing work · Anderlecht · since 2011
  • VBRC similar
    Abbreviation of VBR Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2024
  • V.B.R.O.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Toverfluit · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
  • VBrep similar
    Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Gerpinnes · since 2015
  • VB RAD similar
    Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2022
  • Vbrix similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Brecht · since 2024
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of Vrienden der Beroepskunstenaars · Antwerpen · since 1939
  • V.B. similar
    Abbreviation of VALERY BEMELMANS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lierneux · since 1990
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of VINEYARD BRUSSELS · Activities of religious organisations · Oudergem · since 2002
  • V-B similar
    Oudenaarde · since 2015
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of Visionbuild · Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2019
  • VB similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Herentals · since 2018
  • Literary creation · since 2020
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of Vierstraete Benedic · General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2021
  • VB similar
    Sports and recreation education · Schoten · since 2023
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of VERENIGD BREDENE · Bredene · since 2009
  • V.B. similar
    Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
  • V.B. similar
    Abbreviation of VIKING BRIDGE · Braine-le-Comte · since 2004
  • VB similar
    Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Blégny · since 2024
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of Victor Brants · Development of residential building projects · Bierbeek · since 2025
  • VB similar
    Abbreviation of VERBEAST · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2026
  • V.B. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Vice Barons · since 1995

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