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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Vidange moderne et industrielle · Afvalwaterafvoer · Brussel · since 1971
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Development of residential building projects · Oreye · since 1989
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Abbreviation of VAN MELSEN INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Welkenraedt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Mensenrechteninstituut · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VASAN MEDICAL INCORPORATION · Tubize · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VERRASSENDE MEDIA INITIATIEVEN · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Brugge · since 2003
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Abbreviation of VICTORIOUS MUSIC INSTITUTE · Liège · since 2007
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Ganshoren · since 2002
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VICTORIA MARIA INTERIOR DESIGN · Interior design · Elsene · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Oudenaarde · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vrije Middenstandsbond · Oudenaarde · since 1957
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1997
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Boortmeerbeek · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2001
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Moorslede · since 2017
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Abbreviation of JELLE VERMEIRE HVAC · Other construction installation · Wingene · since 2018
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Abbreviation of VM Dakwerken · Roofing work · Meerhout · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Pittem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Verhaert Management · Activities of head offices · Kapellen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Velvet Mist · Performing arts by independent artists · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Ledegem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Vincent Marchal · Land surveying · La Bruyère · since 2010
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Abbreviation of VAN MORGEN · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Lille · since 2023
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of V-Motors · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beringen · since 2026