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.
“LENCER”
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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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Mechelen · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 1993
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Abbreviation of LANCER EUROPE · Vervaardiging van verkoopautomaten · Zaventem · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zulte · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of CAFE L'ENFER · Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2020
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Beersel · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Mol · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FOTOGRAFIE VERPLANCKE · Photography, excluding press photography · Hooglede · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Merchtem · since 2006
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Tattoo and piercing services · Mons · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2009
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Trade name of L'Encre Royale · Detailhandel in boeken · Jalhay · since 2025
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Charleroi · since 1989
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Performing arts by independent artists · Riemst · since 2000
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Rosmalen · since 2000
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Forging of metal · Herent · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 1989
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of TENERIFE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wemmel · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Beersel · since 2010
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Other construction installation · Kinrooi · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Laarne · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Letters en Cijfers · Turnhout · since 1977
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Gent · since 1994
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Joinery installation · Brussel · since 1996
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Edegem · since 1984
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Nursing and midwifery · Colfontaine · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Morlanwelz · since 2014