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.
“VEVO”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Londerzeel · since 2024
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Stekene · since 2012
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Oud-Chiroleden · Mechelen · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS ECONOMISCH VERBOND · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1926
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Radio's · Gavere · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Lokeren · since 2024
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Maldegem · since 1972
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING VOOR ECONOMISCHE VRIJE BEROEPEN · Buggenhout · since 1986
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 1989
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Zedelgem · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 1996
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 1994
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Event catering · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Oostende · since 2021
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Construction of roads and motorways · Zele · since 2011
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Maaseik · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mol · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Sports and recreation education · Liège · since 2026
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Veurne · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of PAWHER GROUP · Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020