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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.

“iVan”

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.

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  • 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

29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • IVAAN similar
    Abbreviation of Interprofessionele Vereniging Advokaten, Accountants en Notarissen · Kortrijk · since 1993
  • IVANO similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2021
  • IVANA similar
    Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2005
  • IVAAN similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Liège · since 2026
  • I.V.A. similar
    Mons · since 1968
  • I.V.A. similar
    Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 1998
  • I V A similar
    Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2002
  • Ivanka similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gistel · since 2011
  • IVANSA similar
    Translation services · Mechelen · since 2011
  • IVA similar
    Abbreviation of International VAT Association · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2011
  • IVA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Balen · since 2024
  • Ivanho similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • IVA (sole trader) similar
    Office administrative and support services · since 2024
  • Ivanov (sole trader) similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
  • IVANOVV similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Gent · since 2004
  • IVANHOE similar
    Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • IVAH similar
    Abbreviation of Investeringsdienst voor de Vlaamse Autonome Hogescholen · Brussel · since 1994
  • I.V.A.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Izegemse Vrijetijds Atletiek Club · Izegem · since 1987
  • IVAS similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Harelbeke · since 1992
  • IVAK similar
    Real estate agency activities · Harelbeke · since 2001
  • IVAL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
  • IVAK similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Geel · since 2015
  • IVA3 similar
    Activities of lawyers · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
  • I V A K (sole trader) similar
    since 1969
  • IVAO similar
    Abbreviation of International Virtual Aviation Organisation · Advertising agencies · Pajottegem · since 2007
  • Ivanov, Boian (sole trader) similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · since 2025
  • I.V.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Interimkantoor voor Arbeidskrachten · Vosselaar · since 1977
  • I.V.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Immobiliën Verschueren André · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gent · since 1988
  • IVANWHO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Advertising agencies · Tienen · since 1997

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