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.
“VLAVIE”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Deerlijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vlayen Verzekeringen Immobiliën Advies · Real estate agency activities · Zoersel · since 1991
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Gistel · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2024
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Psychology services · Diksmuide · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of IP CONSULTING · Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Hoeilaart · since 2000
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Bonheiden · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AIME ET DONNE UN SENS A LA VIE · Other social work without accommodation · Liège · since 2021
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Other financial services · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Karper Trust · Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 2004
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Boechout · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Day nurseries and crèches · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Diksmuide · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging van Erkende Niet-Openbare Radio's · Brussel · since 1985
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Roeselare · since 2016