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.
“VALEM STUDIO”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 1992
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Buggenhout · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2011
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Leuven · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of BELGIAN TATTOO · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Trooz · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of DK EXPERT · Other construction installation · Ternat · since 2017
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Cultural education · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Anzegem · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · since 1988
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Vorst · since 2021
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Computer programming · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2011
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Manufacture of other wood products · Pajottegem · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · Elsene · since 2026
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Other information service activities · since 2026
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Libramont-Chevigny · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2017
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2003