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.
“VLF”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Verbond van Limburgse Fotokringen · Zonhoven · since 1973
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Abbreviation of VAN LOKEREN FILIP · General electrical installation work · Zele · since 1989
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Employment placement agencies · since 2019
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Abbreviation of VIVES La Fête vzw · Other amusement and recreation activities · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Hulshout · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Liga voor Fibromyalgie-Patiënten · Gemeentelijk gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Zaventem · since 1990
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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