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.
“LEICA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Wetzlar · since 2016
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Wholesale of other household goods · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Charleroi · since 1989
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Geel · since 2000
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Performing arts by independent artists · Riemst · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Fédération Européenne des industries des colles, adhésives et Mastics · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2006
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Physiotherapy · since 2021
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · since 2024
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of LEISURE CONSULTING COMPANY · Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Ieper · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Lecture of Electronic Information · Vorst · since 1979
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Aalst · since 1983
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General electrical installation work · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2008
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Amicale de l'Institut Centre Ardenne · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1960