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.
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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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Volleybal Ons Genoegen · Antwerpen · since 1975
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Vendôme · since 1979
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of VISCLUB ONS GENOEGEN · Activities of other sports clubs · Brecht · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Volley Ons Genoegen - Oostende · Oostende · since 1994
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Herentals · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1997
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Voedsel Ondersteuning Gent VZW · Gent · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Verbraucherschutzzentrale, französisch "Association de défense des consommateurs asbl", niederländisch "Consumentenorganisatie v.z.w." englichisch " · Other legal services · Eupen · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mons · since 1989
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Niklaas · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring en Oudleerlingenbond van het Gemeenschapsonderwujs van Oostmalle · Malle · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Openbaar Groen · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Full-service restaurants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Groothandel in sanitair · Hove · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vissersclub ONS GENOEGEN NMBS MECHELEN · Mechelen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Ouders van Gehoorgestoorde Kinderen Ukkel · Ukkel · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of NEUROTEC · Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Huy · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1971
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CC ZWIJNDRECHT · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Vijverhof oudervereniging gemeenschapsonderwijs Schoten · Schoten · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1990
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2019
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Gent · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Zottegem · since 2005
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Mixed farming · Ath · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · Veurne · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Volksontwikkeling · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1946
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Activities of interior architects · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Les Vaillantes Ollignoises · Jurbise · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vermaak en ontspanning · Other amusement and recreation activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Vereniging ter Ondersteuning van het Gents Theater · Gent · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2016