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.
“VRE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring van de Rijksmuziekacademie Etterbeek · Etterbeek · since 1975
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General medical practice · Beerse · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Verschueren Real Estate · Real estate agency activities · Beerse · since 2017
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ichtegem · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Eke Dorp · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of VYTA REAL ESTATE · Real estate agency activities · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Abbreviation of VERSCHUERE-VANMECHELEN REAL ESTATE · Other business support services · Waregem · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Jabbeke · since 1975
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Gent · since 1971
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Theux · since 1955
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lommel · since 1981
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Evere · since 1982
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since 1993
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Boutersem · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Wetteren · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2020
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Roofing work · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Abbreviation of VALLEY RANCH · Assesse · since 2009