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.
“LANIAR”
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.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zaventem · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Rixensart · since 2015
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Offenbach · since 1979
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1997
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Physiotherapy · Beernem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 1988
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Other cleaning activities · Gent · since 2021
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Other education · since 2019
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Madrid · since 2023
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Abbreviation of LA NOUVELLE IMAGERIE · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Waterloo · since 1990
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Other cleaning activities · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waasmunster · since 2022
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 2011
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2011
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Lontzen · since 2007
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Kortrijk · since 1985
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 1988
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Grimbergen · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2019
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Translation services · since 2020
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2004
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van deuren en vensters van kunststof · Geetbets · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2024
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2026