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.
“LINSON”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Zedelgem · since 2005
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Operation of sports facilities · Kortrijk · since 2002
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1986
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Vermogensbeheer · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1977
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Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · Veurne · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1995
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Other legal services · Malle · since 2001
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Roeselare · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Lommel · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Assenede · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Literary creation · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 1997
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Other software publishing · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of L'Aubette du Pain Son · Etterbeek · since 1980
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Cafés and bars · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of LIEN ET SON · Other business support services · Mouscron · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2022
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Tournai · since 2013