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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Vates SAS”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Vates SAS same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grenoble · since 2025
  • VATEX very similar
    Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Wevelgem · since 1982
  • VATeL very similar
    Verwerking van thee en koffie · Thimister-Clermont · since 2013
  • VATEC very similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hooglede · since 2023
  • VATEL (sole trader) very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1979
  • VATEC very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Peer · since 2004
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • VATE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2015
  • VATELO similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
  • Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1973
  • General electrical installation work · since 2025
  • V.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of VITESS'KE - GROUPE A.T. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1964
  • VAT similar
    Abbreviation of Voerens Amateur Toneel · Voeren · since 2019
  • VA.T. similar
    Name of an establishment of Van Autrève - Tack · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2020
  • VAT similar
    Abbreviation of VRIJZINNIG ANTWERPS TREFPUNT · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • V.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of THE VITUS ASSOCIATION TOGO · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
  • V.A.T. similar
    Other business support services · Elsene · since 2025
  • VATEAMS similar
    Office administrative and support services · Zaventem · since 1999

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