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.
“VIVO”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1959
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut voor Volkskunst · Brussel · since 1943
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut Vastgoed Opleiding · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1996
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR VORMING EN OPLEIDING IN DE SOCIAL PROFIT · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of PHINAROM · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brugge · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ViVo TECH · Other specialised construction activities · Mol · since 2010
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oud-Turnhout · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Harelbeke · since 1989
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING ISLAMITISCHE VOORLICHTING · Hasselt · since 1992
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE ORGANISATIE VOOR INTERNATIONALE VOLKSSPORTEN · Other membership organisations · Gent · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Verbinding in Veerkracht · Other education · Boutersem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Verbinding in Verlies · Psychology services · Tienen · since 2018
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Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Aalst · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Metz · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VAN IN VASTGOED · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herentals · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Kasterlee · since 2018
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Veterinary services · Mortsel · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Haacht · since 2010
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Waregem · since 1981
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of GOEMAERE MODE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Bredene · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of STRATON · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostende · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Mijn Gedacht · Full-service restaurants · Ranst · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Berlare · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of VIIV · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2018
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Insurance agents and brokers · Lebbeke · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Leuven · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Other financial services · Wervik · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of VIVA NORDIC · Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of BFD Europe · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2003
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Wingene · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vormingsinstituut voor Vlaams-Brabant · Leuven · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020