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.
“VHM”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Heemkunde in het Meetjesland · Eeklo · since 1987
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Vermogensbeheer · Nivelles · since 1996
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Abbreviation of VERMEULEN HEYERICK MACHINERY · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2021
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Ukkel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Handelaars Maldegem Centrum · Maldegem · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VAN HOPPLYNUS MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 1996
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Brussel · since 1997
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Abbreviation of VAN HYFTE WONEN · Retail sale of household furniture · Maldegem · since 2016
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Site preparation · Laakdal · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vliegend Hert · Sint-Laureins · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Veggie is Halal · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Victory Home · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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Abbreviation of DOCTEUR HENNAUX Valérie · General medical practice · Floreffe · since 2023