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.
“VODA”
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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Full-service restaurants · Wichelen · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Boom · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · since 2005
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Interior design · Waremme · since 2023
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Plastering work · since 2013
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since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Value-Driven Ownership of Data and Accessibility Network · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2021
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Wijlre · since 2020
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Crisnée · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Avelgem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Vissenaken ons dorp leeft · Tienen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · since 2017
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Veurne · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vrije Omroep Diest · Diest · since 1988
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Namur · since 2016