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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“VRIEND”

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

12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • VRIEND same name
    Advertising agencies · Schaarbeek · since 2006
  • VRIEND. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • Vriendt very similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lokeren · since 2024
  • V.R.I.E.N.D.E.N. very similar
    Abbreviation of Voor Rotselaar Iets Enig Nieuw Dynamisch En Neutraal · Begijnendijk · since 2010
  • Vrienden very similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hamont-Achel · since 2024
  • VRIENDEN very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Waregem · since 2025
  • VRIENS very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Olen · since 1995
  • VRIEND & BK very similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Temse · since 2022
  • Vriend.Brw.P.WEV very similar
    Abbreviation of Vriendenkring.Brw.Post.Wevelgem · Wevelgem · since 2025
  • Vriend, Larissa (sole trader) very similar
    Other business support services · since 2026
  • DIER & VRIEND very similar
    Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1987
  • Dier&Vriend (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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