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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“VLACORA”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • VLACORA same name
    Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Eeklo · since 2009
  • PLACORA very similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Gistel · since 2001
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Vlaco similar
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Computer Componenten · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
  • Vlaco similar
    Name of Vlaco vzw · Other research and development on natural sciences · Mechelen · since 1992
  • VLACON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2007
  • VLACOFI similar
    Other tax advisory services · Beersel · since 2016
  • VLAC similar
    Abbreviation of Vlaams Archeologencollectief · Zottegem · since 2015
  • ACORA similar
    Abbreviation of BOTAFOGO-AGENCY · Seraing · since 2009
  • VLORA similar
    Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2024
  • CORA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1921
  • CO - RA similar
    Abbreviation of COORDINATIERAAD VAN ALGEMEEN DIRECTEURS · Brussel · since 2003
  • Other education · since 2019
  • Other business support services · since 2020
  • CORA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • VLACH similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Centrale voor Hulpmiddelenadvies · Brussel · since 1999

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