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.
“Vilec”
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.
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General electrical installation work · Ternat · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1991
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General medical practice · Chaudfontaine · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2023
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Brussel · since 1975
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Denderleeuw · since 1978
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Office administrative and support services · Couvin · since 1992
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General electrical installation work · Zemst · since 2019
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2019
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Mam_me · Day nurseries and crèches · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Châtelet · since 1988
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Wavre · since 1996
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Huy · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of VP BouwTech · General electrical installation work · Lommel · since 2003
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Flémalle · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Bassenge · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Kapellen · since 2025