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.
“VTk”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Technische Kring · Ieper · since 1959
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Abbreviation of Volley Team Kortrijk · Other sports activities · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Zoersel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Technische Kring · Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Vrienden ter kimme · Aalst · since 2020
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Mouscron · since 1983
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Abbreviation of A.B.S. - Vlaamse Tuinbouw Kamer · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1993
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Abbreviation of VOLLEY TEAM KEMPEN · Herentals · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Technische Kring Café · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Gent · since 2015
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Other information service activities · Ukkel · since 1997
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Trekkers en Kampeer Centrale · Antwerpen · since 1938
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Abbreviation of VT Karting Events · Binche · since 2015
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Eupen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of VANTU · Leuven · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vertical Thinking · Activities of other sports clubs · Aalst · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Vespertilio · Other research and development on natural sciences · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vandermeulen Technics · General electrical installation work · Diksmuide · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VERKINDEREN TECHNICS · Bricklaying and masonry work · Mouscron · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of VOLTHERM · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026