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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgische Vereniging voor Oppervlaktetechnieken van Materialen · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 1971
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Wommelgem · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Vrijzinnig Ontmoetingscentrum Maasland · Maaseik · since 1997
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Terneuzen · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Verefening van Onafhankelijke Motor-Invoerders · Kalmthout · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Vrienden en Oud-Leerlingen Rijksonderwijs Mortsel · Mortsel · since 1958
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Other education · since 2010
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Other business support services · Oostkamp · since 2012
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2003
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Activities of building architects · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wuustwezel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Volksontwikkeling · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1946
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Activities of interior architects · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Les Vaillantes Ollignoises · Jurbise · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vermaak en ontspanning · Other amusement and recreation activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2016