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.
“LOL”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Limburgse Ondergrondse Leidingen · Genk · since 1968
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Wichelen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Lots of Leuven · Tourist information services · Leuven · since 2019
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Abbreviation of 2050 Literair · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Linked Organisation of Local Authorities · Waasmunster · since 2013
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2001
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Brakel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of M-M · Cafés and bars · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2006
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of RDM-Online · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1979
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Liège · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Deinze · since 2021
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Equestrian clubs · Soumagne · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Lolaw BV · Activities of lawyers · Tielt-Winge · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2025
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Dental practice · Gent · since 2025
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Liedekerke · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of LEBORGNE OLIVIER · Performing arts by independent artists · Seneffe · since 2005
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of LORYS transports · Other postal and courier activities · Blégny · since 2007