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.
“AV LEX”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Geetbets · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Louis Cinq · Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2019
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Lasne · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Mons · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Herve · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Hooglede · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Activities of lawyers · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Verviers · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of AVL METAL POWDERS · Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Kortrijk · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Aktuariële Vereniging Leuven · Leuven · since 1979
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Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 1990
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Brasschaat · since 1995
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Destelbergen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of AUDIO VISUAL LIGHTING · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Opwijk · since 1999
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Specialist medical practice · Diepenbeek · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Charleroi · since 2003
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2026