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.
“VIGEMA”
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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Activities of bailiffs · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Begijnendijk · since 2009
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut Gezond Leven · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1991
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Koksijde · since 2004
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Tilburg · since 1968
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1973
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Izegem · since 1983
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Oostende · since 1985
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Onhaye · since 1987
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Lanaken · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Beringen · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Soumagne · since 2013
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Affligem · since 2010
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Grobbendonk · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Gesves · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Pelt · since 2012
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Putte · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2006
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · BERLIN · since 2007
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Ieper · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR GESCHIEDENIS · Brussel · since 2007
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Antwerpen · since 1966
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Abbreviation of GROUPE D'ECOLOGIE MICROBIENNE ET APPLIQUEE · Wavre · since 1985
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Anderlues · since 2007