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.V.L.”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Vrachtvoerders van Limburg · Heusden-Zolder · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Vlaamse Leerkrachten · Antwerpen · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Vlaamse Letterkundigen · Leuven · since 1945
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Logopedisten · Book publishing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van Ladakh · Niel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN VAN HET LINDEGROEN · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Halle · since 2014
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Bertem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VICE VERSA RESTAURANT LIEGE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Van Hees-Vlessing-Lagrilliere · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Computer programming · Lille · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu · Federale overheid · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging van Landschaparchitecten in Overheidsdienst · Brakel · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging van Landmeters-Experten · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brugge · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Leraren Geschiedenis · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Verbond Volkscultuur in de Lage Landen · Lommel · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2017
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Abbreviation of VVL Dr GAVRAY · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of VASTGOEDADVIES LAUWERS · Real estate agency activities · Turnhout · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VOGELBESCHERMING VLAANDEREN · Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of VENTURELABS · Hasselt · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Lucerna · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VAN LAER · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Lier · since 2014
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Villa Vremde · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Boechout · since 2020
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Van der Leeuw · Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vreedzaam Verbonden · Voeren · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VOETBAL VLAANDEREN · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Grimbergen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of vie longue · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Abbreviation of VIA VENETO · Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Trade name of Vandenhove - Vrydag · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Virtus Ventures · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Vogelvriend · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Londerzeel · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Diest · since 1993