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.
“VFB”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE FEDERATIE VAN BELEGGERS · Media representation · Mechelen · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 1996
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Tienen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Perwez · since 1997
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE FITNESS BODYBUILDING FEDERATIE · Operation of sports facilities · Deinze · since 1987
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Abbreviation of De Vlaamse Fokkers van het Belgisch Trekpaard · Roosdaal · since 1997
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Abbreviation of CONSTRUCTIE VERGAUWE · Machining of metals · Brugge · since 1977
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Abbreviation of ECOLES NOTRE-DAME DE FIDELITE · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Schaarbeek · since 2001
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Abbreviation of VITIS FLORES · Floreffe · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Via Fortunae · Performing arts by independent artists · Lierneux · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vitafun · Operation of sports facilities · Sambreville · since 2018
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Other education · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vite Fait · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VANCY-FAIR · Etalle · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Vibe Fund · Brussel · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026