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.
“VLC”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BOUWONDERNEMING VLC · General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of VINCENT LECHIEN CONSEIL · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Lede · since 2003
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Torhout · since 2017
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Abbreviation of VIVE LA CHARITE VZW · Erpe-Mere · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Conferentie der Balie van Gent · Activities of professional membership organisations · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of VLASSCHAERT LEGAL CONSULTING · Activities of lawyers · Asse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of VIGILIS LAW CONSULT · Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of VERLEYSEN - PARTNERS · Insurance agents and brokers · Ninove · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Vic Ledent Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AMERICAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BELGIUM II · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sprimont · since 2023
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Liga voor Citizen Band · Brugge · since 1980
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Hansweert · since 2016
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Abbreviation of VL CONTEXTUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY · General medical practice · Vorst · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2012
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Abbreviation of VASTGOEDADVIES LAUWERS · Real estate agency activities · Turnhout · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VENTURELABS · Hasselt · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Lucerna · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VAN LAER · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Lier · since 2014
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2021
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Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Van der Leeuw · Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of vie longue · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Site preparation · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Voie Lactée · Raising of sheep and goats · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Varendonk Leeft · Laakdal · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Diest · since 1993