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.
“VANOVA”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of B.S.O. · Public relations and communication consultancy · Lasne · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Belgische Evangelische Zending · Activities of religious organisations · Zaventem · since 1925
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Research and development on biotechnology · Rixensart · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of VETERINARY INNOVATION ALLIANCE · Office administrative and support services · Bree · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Wavre · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of A-nova architectes · Activities of building architects · Fauvillers · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Valses artistiques de Nage et d'Ondes Aquatiques · Other sports activities · Châtelet · since 2024
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Dental practice · Meerhout · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Evere · since 2018
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Dendermonde · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Tielt · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of VANO IMMO · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 1986
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Development of residential building projects · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wavre · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Ichtegem · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2021
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Pig breeding farms · Geel · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Hoogstraten · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1999
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2001
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Other personal services · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · since 1994
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Name of VANNIEUWKERKE WIM · General construction of residential buildings · Poperinge · since 2010
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Zeevisserij · Knokke-Heist · since 2003
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Other construction installation · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Leuven · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Koksijde · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Ieper · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Pelt · since 2004
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Other building finishing work · since 2019
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Maasmechelen · since 2025
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Other business support services · Putte · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VOLLEY ANTWERPEN · Zandhoven · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Vie Active · Ciney · since 2013
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Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Dinant · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Villa Anamma · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vibr'Arte · Wavre · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Viktory Aalst · Roosdaal · since 2026
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PARIS · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Visé · since 2023
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Deinze · since 2018
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Anderlues · since 1970