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.
“VINUS”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 1988
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Diepenbeek · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2007
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Brussel · since 2026
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · RIXHEIM · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jabbeke · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hasselt · since 2025
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Other financial services · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Wetteren · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Computer programming · Mortsel · since 2018
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Merchtem · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Zulte · since 2012
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Koksijde · since 2008
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Oostkamp · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Voetbalclub Sint-Livinus · since 1967