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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.

“VAES”

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

50 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • V.A.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Vast als Eik · Other amusement and recreation activities · Aalst · since 1989
  • VAE similar
    Abbreviation of VALUE ADDED EUROPE · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1998
  • V.A.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Vidéo Alarme Electronique · Le Blanc Mesnil · since 2015
  • VAE similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lochristi · since 2017
  • VAE similar
    Abbreviation of VLAAMSE ACADEMIE EETSTOORNISSEN · Kortenberg · since 2011
  • Vaesen (sole trader) similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2008
  • VAE similar
    Abbreviation of Volonté Afrique Europe · Viroinval · since 2008
  • VA-Elies similar
    Office administrative and support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
  • VANRAES similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wervik · since 2010
  • Vae Soli similar
    Arlon · since 2024
  • Vaesen L. similar
    Real estate agency activities · Deinze · since 2025
  • Van Waes (sole trader) similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2025
  • VAEC similar
    Advertising agencies · Beersel · since 1995
  • VAEM similar
    Name of an establishment of VAEM Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2020
  • VAEC similar
    Abbreviation of VAN AKEN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION · Other business support services · Duffel · since 2024
  • VAEK similar
    Vervaardiging van aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
  • VAEL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 2012

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