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.
“VIBAN”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · De Panne · since 2004
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Steenokkerzeel · since 1993
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Bornem · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ronse · since 2022
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · since 2022
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Hasselt · since 2003
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Genova · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Putte · since 2009
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Trade name of VINKAR · Agents and brokers in banking services · Zwevegem · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Deerlijk · since 1992
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2020
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Web portal activities · Anzegem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Verenigd Inklaringsbureau · Logistics services · Brugge · since 1974
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Abbreviation of VYNCKE INVEST · Lievegem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE - FLANDERS INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY · Research and development on biotechnology · Gent · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Radio Vibration · Ukkel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of VITOL INVESTMENTS BELGIUM · Kraainem · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Vervoer In uw Buurt · Other social work without accommodation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of VIVAT INTERNATIONAL BELGIQUE/BELGIE · Other membership organisations · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VOLCKAERTS INTERIEUR BOUW · Joinery installation · Aarschot · since 2008
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Zeist · since 1991
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Neupré · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waregem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VICTORI BRUXELLES · Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1995