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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Onderwijs Psychoanalyse · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Oostendse Politie · Oostende · since 2015
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Abbreviation of VAN OVERSTRAETEN PATRIMONIUM · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vrijdenkende Onafhankelijke OnderwijsPartners · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Boechout · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Computer programming · Geel · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Pajottegem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING TER BEVORDERING VAN DE OPVOEDKUNDIGE EN CULTURELE CONTACTEN VAN HET OVERHEIDS- EN ONDERWIJZEND PERSONEEL · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Overijse · since 2017
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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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Abbreviation of Les volets ou'verts · Wasseiges · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Bonheiden · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2016