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.
“VILMA”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Jette · since 2022
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Anderlecht · since 1988
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenaarde · since 2002
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Diepenbeek · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Anzegem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Amicale des Congolais de Vilvoorde Machelen · Vilvoorde · since 2018
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Other retail sale of new goods · Willebroek · since 1983
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Vorst · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of SOCOMEPA · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Liège · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Mol · since 2013
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Plumbing work · Hasselt · since 2019
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Market research and public opinion polling · Merchtem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Alken · since 2007
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Specialist medical practice · Izegem · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Waregem · since 2020
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2022
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Evere · since 2012