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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of VAN STEENBRUGGE MEDIATION · Public relations and communication consultancy · Ninove · since 2019
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zoutleeuw · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of VS MANAGEMENT · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Brussel · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Oudenaarde · since 2018
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Meesters Steenhouwers en Marmerbewerkers van Limburg · Sint-Truiden · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Vissers Schulens Meer · Lummen · since 1987
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Heusden-Zolder · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Valeurs et Spiritualité Musulmane de Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · Wavre · since 2018
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Hurwenen · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Schoten · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE SHORT MAT BOWLS FEDERATIE · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2004
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Abbreviation of VLIERZELE SPORTIEF · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Lede · since 1984
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Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VAN STAEYEN · Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Wuustwezel · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Verdaj Skoltoj · Sambreville · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Awans · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vito Sport · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vervloet-Swaans · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2009
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Site preparation · Les Bons Villers · since 2006
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Abbreviation of VERSUS · Brussel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VERENIGINGSSERVICE · Brasschaat · since 1992