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.
“LINCOLN”
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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Ukkel · since 1993
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Construction of roads and motorways · Ukkel · since 2005
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Abbreviation of LIGUE INCOLORE · since 2020
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Ukkel · since 2015
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Other legal services · Malle · since 2001
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Walldorf · since 2005
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Ukkel · since 2013
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Employment placement agencies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2002
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Elsene · since 2026
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vaduz 9490 · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2010
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2018
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Leuven · since 1981
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Other business support services · since 2015
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Freight transport by road · Herzele · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LINCA INVEST · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Zottegem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Lint · since 2019
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Wholesale of other food products · Zottegem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of SLABINCK INVEST · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Jabbeke · since 2004
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Swineshead, Boston · since 2022