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.
“VINOTEC”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Geraardsbergen · since 1991
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Nandrin · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Edegem · since 1978
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Houthulst · since 1997
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Painting of buildings · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Kinrooi · since 2025
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Other cleaning activities · Brugge · since 2026
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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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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of DINOTEC 25 · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Besancon · since 1987
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Hasselt · since 2016
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2017
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2026
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2015
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Wavre · since 2003
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Painting of buildings · since 1992
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Lede · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2001
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Malle · since 2013
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Activities of notaries · Herzele · since 2021
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2011
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Computer programming · Liège · since 1998
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Nijlen · since 2015
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2012
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since 1980
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Specialist medical practice · Pelt · since 2017
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Maaseik · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Wielsbeke · since 2022
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of VDA · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Genk · since 2020
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1976