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.
“LAUGAN”
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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Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Dendermonde · since 1991
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ronse · since 2009
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zoersel · since 1988
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend leven · Lanaken · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2023
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Reijmerstok · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Reijmerstok · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of CP WORKS · Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 1989
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Graphic design and visual communication · Villers-la-Ville · since 2025
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Gerpinnes · since 1984