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.
“VERNOVA”
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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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Lichtervelde · since 1991
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · Maldegem · since 2023
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Other technical testing and analysis · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Diest · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sprimont · since 2015
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Buggenhout · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortenberg · since 2015
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Other information technology and computer services · Lokeren · since 2007
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Wingene · since 2025
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Pittem · since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1989
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · Lievegem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of IKENGIE · Full-service restaurants · Diksmuide · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lebbeke · since 2008
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · Middelkerke · since 2026