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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“LANIUS”

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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • LANIUS same name
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1993
  • Lanius same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2015
  • ALANIUS very similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beerse · since 2011
  • Lanis (sole trader) very similar
    Other cleaning activities · since 2020
  • LANIS very similar
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 2011
  • Lynius very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Laarne · since 2015
  • JANIUS very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Rotselaar · since 2016
  • Linius very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Westerlo · since 2019
  • L'ANGUS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ANGUS · Full-service restaurants · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2019
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • LANI similar
    Leuven · since 1988
  • Lani similar
    Other cleaning activities · Gent · since 2021
  • LOVANIUS similar
    Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2023
  • La NIM similar
    Abbreviation of LA NOUVELLE IMAGERIE · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Waterloo · since 1990
  • LANIX similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waasmunster · since 2022
  • Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2011
  • LA-NIE similar
    Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Lontzen · since 2007
  • LANIA similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Zaventem · since 2024
  • Landerius similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2015
  • Lanier similar
    Offenbach · since 1979
  • LANIMO similar
    Kortrijk · since 1985
  • LALANI similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 1988
  • LANIMA similar
    Grimbergen · since 2000
  • LANIAR similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
  • LANIAK similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Rixensart · since 2015
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2017
  • Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1997
  • Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2019
  • Translation services · since 2020
  • LANIKO similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Dilbeek · since 2021
  • Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2022
  • L'anima similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2004
  • Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025
  • LANICO similar
    Vervaardiging van deuren en vensters van kunststof · Geetbets · since 2005
  • Lanico similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2024
  • LANIST similar
    Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2026

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