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.
“VITMA”
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.
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Vorst · since 1989
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oud-Turnhout · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of RENATE MAES · Nutrition and dietetics services · Poperinge · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Izegem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VACANCES IMMOBILIER TOURISME · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VEILIGHEID IN TRANSPORT · Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Pelt · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Communauté française · Gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs ingericht door de Gemeenschappen · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT TECHNIQUE ETAT DES METIERS DE L'ALIMENTATION · Gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs ingericht door de Gemeenschappen · Tournai · since 1989
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since 1973
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Name of an establishment of INTERNATIONAL MARITIME & TRANSPORT ADVISORS · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1990
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zottegem · since 2022