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.
“LERNOUT”
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
31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Freight transport by road · Zonnebeke · since 1985
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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since 1968
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since 1989
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since 2003
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since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · since 1999
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Activities of lawyers · since 2008
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Plumbing work · since 2007
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2026
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Logging · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1982
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Painting of buildings · since 2001
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Other business support services · since 2015
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since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Other education · since 2012
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since 1984
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1996
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Gent · since 2023
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Support activities for crop production · since 2017
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Other sports activities · since 2023
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2006
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since 2013
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Other business support services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Lermus · Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2018
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Growing of flowers · since 1983
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Other information technology and computer services · Lokeren · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Sticom · Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2018
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2000
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Aarschot · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Opwijk · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2011
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Abbreviation of therapeutisch centrum voor kinderen · Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Brussel · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024