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.
“VBV”
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 Verbond van Blauwvoetvendels · Gent · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Boogjacht Vereniging · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Van Bellinghen-Verhelle · Kampenhout · since 2011
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Abbreviation of VASTGOEDBEHEER VLAANDEREN · Real estate agency activities · Schoten · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Blaaskankervereniging · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Oostkamp · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Boekverkopersbond · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE VERENIGING VAN BEHANDELINGSCENTRA VERSLAAFDENZORG · Gent · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Vereniging ter Bevordering van Vernieuwende Seniorenwerkingen · Hasselt · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Vlaams-Brabants Verbond van Imkersverenigingen · Londerzeel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE BEROEPSVERENIGING VAN VEILIGHEIDSCOÖRDINATOREN · Gavere · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Vlas Verwerkings Bedrijf Vermeersch · Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Dentergem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Vander Bruggen - Van Damme · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zottegem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of VERBOND BRUSSELSE VOLKSTUINEN EN TUINBOUWLIEFHEBBERS · Ukkel · since 2004
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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