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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal Extertalbahn GMBH · Extertal · since 1973
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General electrical installation work · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Essen V.Z.W · Essen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vanbriel Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Balen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Van Baelen Energy · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kampenhout · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging der Belgische Elektromechanische Installatiebedrijven · Zaventem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Van Bercklaer Engineering Services · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Niel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vander Beken Electronics Engineering · General electrical installation work · Zulte · since 2022
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Elburg · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Van Bockel and Partners (Belgium) · Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Vandenborre, Bracke en Co · Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Vrienden der Beroepskunstenaars · Antwerpen · since 1939
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Abbreviation of VALERY BEMELMANS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lierneux · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VINEYARD BRUSSELS · Activities of religious organisations · Oudergem · since 2002
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Oudenaarde · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Visionbuild · Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Herentals · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vierstraete Benedic · General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Schoten · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VERENIGD BREDENE · Bredene · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Abbreviation of VIKING BRIDGE · Braine-le-Comte · since 2004
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Blégny · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Victor Brants · Development of residential building projects · Bierbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VERBEAST · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vice Barons · since 1995