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.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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of VERBEKE - VANSTEENKISTE MARKE · Kortrijk · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Vlaamse Mandatarissen · Brussel · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van cement · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Verlegen Mensen · Beringen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of D.S.M. HOLDING · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Bastogne · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · since 1997
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Proefboren en boren · since 2017
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1986
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vilvoorde · since 2024
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van Musea Brugge · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brugge · since 1958
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Abbreviation of VV Merksemheide · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING VLAAMSE MOTORVLIEGCLUBS · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Nursing and midwifery · Tienen · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Beaumont · since 1993
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Specialist medical practice · Chaudfontaine · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of VETESVERMEULEN · Veterinary services · Ath · since 2001
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Abbreviation of VOGELBESCHERMING VLAANDEREN · Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 2002
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Moorslede · since 2017
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Abbreviation of JELLE VERMEIRE HVAC · Other construction installation · Wingene · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Villa Vremde · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Boechout · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Pittem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Verhaert Management · Activities of head offices · Kapellen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Velvet Mist · Performing arts by independent artists · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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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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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Ledegem · 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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Office administrative and support services · Lille · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Virtus Ventures · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of V-Motors · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beringen · since 2026