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.
“VVnet”
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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Other research and development on natural sciences · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VV-NEXT Laakdal · Operation of sports facilities · Laakdal · since 1975
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deerlijk · since 2022
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Evere · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Dr Eric THIRY - Docteur en médecine · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2004
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Other information technology and computer services · Oudergem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VANDERVELDEN.NET · Other education · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VV Nieuwerkerken · Football clubs · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor de Verenigde Naties · Oostende · since 1976
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Abbreviation of LES VIEUX VOLANTS NAMUROIS · Assesse · since 2006
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
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Abbreviation of JEUGDDIENST NETE EN AA · Grobbendonk · since 1967
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Vorst · since 1991