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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“VINGEST”

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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • VINGEST same name
    Braine-le-Château · since 1991
  • VINGES very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2022
  • WINGEST very similar
    Winning van kalksteen, gips, leisteen en andere steen · Bastogne · since 1984
  • WINGEST very similar
    Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
  • VINVEST very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Edegem · since 1993
  • FINGEST very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Anderlecht · since 2002
  • VINVEST very similar
    Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2015
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • LIVINGEST similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
  • VINGELY similar
    Basel 4051 · since 1995
  • VINCREST similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • VITAGEST similar
    Activities of holding companies · Waimes · since 2004
  • VINOKEST similar
    Wholesale of wines and spirits · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • VINGO similar
    Name of an establishment of DE SMET EVENTS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Geraardsbergen · since 1988

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