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.
“VIDYA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Linter · since 2013
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2011
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Other education · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Evere · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Fédération nationale de la Vidéo amateur · Brussel · since 1982
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kraainem · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Mortsel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Menen · since 2024
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Algemene Aannemingen Vanhove · Freight transport by road · Kortenaken · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vespa-ID · Sint-Truiden · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Saint-Nicolas · since 2012
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Landscape service activities · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Floor and wall tiling · Pajottegem · since 2014