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.
“VENKO”
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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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Moorslede · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Kontich · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Herselt · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Other postal and courier activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Wuustwezel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Elsene · since 2026
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2024
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since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Lendelede · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Herent · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ven Installatiebedrijven · Rijen · since 1975
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Maarkedal · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Begijnendijk · since 2015
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Veterinary services · Ardooie · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Evergem · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kasterlee · since 2018
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since 1989
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2020