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.
“VBK LEX”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Tienen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Vrije Basisschool Kermt · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Hasselt · since 1990
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Wholesale of timber · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Vakvereniging Belgische Kalverhouders · Other business support services · Beerse · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Belgische Karpervissers · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Laarne · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VB Kiné · Ittre · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Biomedische Kring · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Virginie Bollen Kinésithérapie · Physiotherapy · Andenne · since 2023