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.
“VLOD”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Grobbendonk · since 2016
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Onderwijsraad - Conseil flamand de l'Enseignement · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Brussel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vrij Lokers Onderwijs voor jouw Toekomst · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Lokeren · since 1960
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING LIMBURGSE ONAFHANKELIJKE TELEVISIE · Diepenbeek · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Leerkrachten Oude Talen · Lokeren · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Vluchtelingen Ondersteuning Sint-Niklaas · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VANLANGENDONCK ORACLE CONSULTANCY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schoten · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Verbeteren Logistiek, Organisatie En Techniek, afgekort VLOT · Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2014
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Psychology services · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 2021
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Logistieke Ondersteuning van Oefenfirma's · Hamont-Achel · since 2007
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Literary creation · since 2023
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MAARN · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Bree · since 2026