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.
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Grobbendonk · since 2022
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE LANDMAATSCHAPPIJ · Real estate agency activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Verenigde Vrachtvoerders van Limburg · Heusden-Zolder · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Vlaamse Leerkrachten · Antwerpen · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Vlaamse Letterkundigen · Leuven · since 1945
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Logopedisten · Book publishing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of V.L.H. · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Liefhebbers Motorrijders · Beringen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van Ladakh · Niel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN VAN HET LINDEGROEN · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Halle · since 2014
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Machining of metals · Kinrooi · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Bertem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Schoten · since 2011
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Forging of metal · Genk · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Vanhemelryck - Laleman Molenstede · Insurance agents and brokers · Diest · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of FIN.AD. · Financiële lease · Diest · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VICE VERSA RESTAURANT LIEGE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu · Federale overheid · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging van Landschaparchitecten in Overheidsdienst · Brakel · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging van Landmeters-Experten · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brugge · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Leraren Geschiedenis · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Verbond Volkscultuur in de Lage Landen · Lommel · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Van Hees-Vlessing-Lagrilliere · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Computer programming · Lille · since 2020