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.
“VIBO”
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 Vrij Instituut voor Buitengewoon Onderwijs · Vrij gesubsidieerd buitengewoon secundair onderwijs · Turnhout · since 1968
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Screed work · Herk-de-Stad · since 2019
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Imkersbond voor Brussel en Omstreken · Halle · since 2022
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Wevelgem · since 1996
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Other non-specialised retail sale · STOCKPORT · since 2014
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Computer programming · Brasschaat · since 2026
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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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Office administrative and support services · Bocholt · since 2001
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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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Roofing work · since 2023
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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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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Maarkedal · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Laakdal · since 2022
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Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut voor Bio - Ecologisch Bouwen en Wonen · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Antwerpen · since 1981
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brussel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VLAAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE BIJZONDERE VELDWACHTER · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Geraardsbergen · since 2001
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since 2013
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General medical practice · Geel · since 2016
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2019
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General medical practice · Wavre · since 2020
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · De Haan · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Genappe · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Manufacture of beer · Ninove · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Berlaar · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Hasselt · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Nationale Federatie Algemene Vinkeniersbond · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Kuurne · since 1950
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Wielsbeke · since 1968
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Abbreviation of VICTORI BRUXELLES · Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1995