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.
“VENO”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Niel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other software publishing · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Ven Installatiebedrijven · Rijen · since 1975
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bredene · since 2021
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Diest · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2019
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Other education · Brussel · since 2021
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Herve · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1968
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Manage · since 1977
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2000
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Zaventem · since 2014
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Jabbeke · since 2017
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Physiotherapy · Geetbets · since 2017
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Meise · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VAK EN DECO+ · Plastering work · Halen · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Asse · since 2010
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Abbreviation of V.E.N. AUTO · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2012
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Floor and wall tiling · Laakdal · since 2012
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Stabroek · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Herk-de-Stad · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2020
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Activities of notaries · Beringen · since 2020
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since 2021