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.
“VIVUS”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Flémalle · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Andenne · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Pedagogisch Instituut J.L. Vivès - Landelijk Jeugdwerk voor Speelprojecten · Brugge · since 1968
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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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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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2022
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Teelt van druiven · Bredene · since 2011