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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.

“LERNA”

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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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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • LERNA same name
    Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Opwijk · since 2022
  • since 1979
  • Lerne very similar
    Aarschot · since 1997
  • Lerne (sole trader) very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2011
  • lerni very similar
    Abbreviation of therapeutisch centrum voor kinderen · Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Brussel · since 2007
  • LERNO (sole trader) very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2015
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • LERNACO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2020
  • LERNACON similar
    Other education · Duffel · since 2021
  • Lernut similar
    Logging · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1982
  • Lernis similar
    Gerpinnes · since 2026
  • LER similar
    Abbreviation of Les Ephemeres Reunis · Hotton · since 1966
  • L.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Lallemand Electricité Rénovation · General electrical installation work · Gesves · since 2001
  • L.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of LES EXPERTS REUNIS · Risk and damage evaluation · Liège · since 2003
  • LER similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Courcelles · since 2025
  • LERNAFRICA similar
    Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2015
  • since 2026
  • LERNOUT similar
    Freight transport by road · Zonnebeke · since 1985
  • LA VERNA similar
    Gent · since 2004
  • LAVERNA similar
    Temse · since 2007
  • LERNOVA similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Lokeren · since 2007
  • LERN APPREND similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Bütgenbach · since 2008
  • Other retail sale of food · since 1970
  • Er-Na similar
    Employment placement agencies · Rotselaar · since 2021
  • Er-Na similar
    Other business support services · Aartselaar · since 2022

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