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.
“VENHOF”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Oudsbergen · since 2012
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Schilde · since 2025
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 2021
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Wingene · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Iconic Events · Other amusement and recreation activities · Waregem · since 2022
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Plombières · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Lille · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Landscape service activities · Keerbergen · since 2017
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Diepenbeek · since 2020
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2020
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2020
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Tourist information services · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nieuwpoort · since 2012
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Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Bocholt · since 2005
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Support activities for crop production · Izegem · since 2007
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Zonnebeke · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Raising of horses and other equines · Kaprijke · since 2025
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kalmthout · since 2024
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2018
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Other business support services · Moorslede · since 2008
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since 2021