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.
“LUDAR”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2010
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Oosterzele · since 1985
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Maaseik · since 1998
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Wholesale of other food products · Landen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Wemmel · since 2023
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Hoogstraten · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1971
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Oostende · since 1985
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 1988
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Cultural education · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mechelen · since 2015
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Insulation installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Geel · since 2016
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2013
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General cleaning of buildings · Zaventem · since 2019
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Turnhout · since 2019
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Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Lunar Events VZW · Mechelen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of LOGISTIC UNIT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY · Computer programming · Genk · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 1998
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Retail sale of games and toys · Brugge · since 2026
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Beauvechain · since 1979
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Halen · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of C.L.H. · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aywaille · since 1995
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Oosterzele · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2021
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Retail sale of games and toys · Namur · since 2023