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.
“VB-A.T.”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Maldegem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging der Belgische Aannemers van Openbare Werken · Brussel · since 1942
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Abbreviation of Vrouwenbeweging voor Amnestie · Antwerpen · since 1959
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Abbreviation of VIABUILD BETON EN ASFALT · Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE BEROEPSVERENIGING AUDIOLOGEN · Grimbergen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of VANDEBROTA · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor bewustzijn van autisme · Genk · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoogstraten · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vietnamese Business Association in the BENELUX · Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Other technical testing and analysis · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Seraing · since 2012