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.
“VVT”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Abbreviation of Vlaams Videoteam AVD'd - Avipool vzw · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Tremelo · since 1984
-
Abbreviation of Verbond van Vlaamse Tandartsen · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Koekelberg · since 1987
-
Abbreviation of VAN VLERKEN TOTAALBOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Olen · since 1996
-
Abbreviation of VIERSTRAETE VANROBAEYS TRADING · Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Ichtegem · since 2001
-
Machining of metals · since 2017
-
Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2018
-
Abbreviation of Viandra Vissers Tienen · Other sports activities · Tienen · since 2019
-
Name of an establishment of Projecten Voor Burgers VZW · Other educational support services · Ninove · since 2024
-
Mechelen · since 1984
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Other software publishing · Liège · since 2014
-
Other construction installation · Ronse · since 1990
-
Abbreviation of VLAAMSE VERENIGING VAN THERAPEUTEN IN DE INTERACTIONELE VORMGEVING · Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 1995
-
Retail sale of wines and spirits · Eupen · since 1984
-
Abbreviation of VANTU · Leuven · since 1990
-
Abbreviation of VETESVERMEULEN · Veterinary services · Ath · since 2001
-
Abbreviation of VOGELBESCHERMING VLAANDEREN · Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 2002
-
Abbreviation of Vertical Thinking · Activities of other sports clubs · Aalst · since 2015
-
General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2016
-
Cafés and bars · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
-
Abbreviation of Vespertilio · Other research and development on natural sciences · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
-
Buying and selling of own real estate · Londerzeel · since 2019
-
Abbreviation of Villa Vremde · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Boechout · since 2020
-
Abbreviation of Vreedzaam Verbonden · Voeren · since 2023
-
Abbreviation of VOETBAL VLAANDEREN · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Grimbergen · since 2008
-
Abbreviation of VIA VENETO · Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Antwerpen · since 2009
-
Trade name of Vandenhove - Vrydag · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2007
-
Abbreviation of Vandermeulen Technics · General electrical installation work · Diksmuide · since 2024
-
Abbreviation of Virtus Ventures · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
-
Abbreviation of VERKINDEREN TECHNICS · Bricklaying and masonry work · Mouscron · since 2025
-
Abbreviation of Vogelvriend · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Londerzeel · since 2026
-
Other personal services · since 2026
-
Abbreviation of VOLTHERM · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026
-
Abbreviation of Vereniging van Vlaamse Technnische en Industrieel Ingenieurs · Wommelgem · since 1964