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.
“VEBAV”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Support activities for crop production · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Koksijde · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring van Ere-brandweerofficieren en Adjudanten in Vlaanderen · Torhout · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Brasil ARTvision · Brussel · since 2011
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Grimbergen · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VERBAKEL ENGINEERING EN BOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Electronica Bedrijven · Hamont-Achel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Erkende Bodemsaneringsdeskundigen · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 1999
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Abbreviation of VALORIMAT ENVIRONNEMENT · Materials recovery from waste · Binche · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Vereninging voor Ecologisch Begrazing · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Energiebedrijf · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Gelsenkirchen-Buer · since 1981
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2020
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Leuven · since 1958