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.
“LICHTIM”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of non-residential building projects · Lichtervelde · since 2023
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Lummen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Leven in Christus Tegenwoordigheid · Activities of religious organisations · Oudenaarde · since 1991
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Soest · since 2016
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Other tax advisory services · Haaltert · since 2019
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Finishing of textiles · since 2024
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Brugge · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Halle · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Limburgse Intensive Care Hoofdverpleegkundigen Organisatie · Other educational support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Tervuren · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of PABRIMA · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Keerbergen · since 1963