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.
“VOGE”
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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Full-service restaurants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Zwijndrecht · since 1998
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CC ZWIJNDRECHT · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Volleybal Ons Genoegen · Antwerpen · since 1975
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Vendôme · since 1979
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of VISCLUB ONS GENOEGEN · Activities of other sports clubs · Brecht · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Volley Ons Genoegen - Oostende · Oostende · since 1994
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Mixed farming · Oudsbergen · since 1997
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Varkensvetmesterijen · since 1995
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Herentals · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1997
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Voedsel Ondersteuning Gent VZW · Gent · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring en Oudleerlingenbond van het Gemeenschapsonderwujs van Oostmalle · Malle · since 1966
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Groothandel in sanitair · Hove · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vissersclub ONS GENOEGEN NMBS MECHELEN · Mechelen · since 2004
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Pajottegem · since 1993
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Raising of other animals · since 2012
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Zedelgem · since 1973
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1990
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Gent · since 1991
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Tervuren · since 1999
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Other photographic activities · Wichelen · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1973
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since 2006
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since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · since 2026
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since 1995
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mol · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Zonhoven · since 2023
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since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vereniging ter Ondersteuning van het Gents Theater · Gent · since 1996