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.
“LUGAN”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dendermonde · since 1991
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ronse · since 2009
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Knokke-Heist · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2007
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Brussel · since 2008
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since 2020
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Schaarbeek · since 1995
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Wommelgem · since 1978
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Oosterzele · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 1987
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Real estate agency activities · Ronse · since 1987
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Real estate agency activities · Wielsbeke · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 1991
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Insurance agents and brokers · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Ferrières · since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · Rebecq · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tielt · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Halle · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other financial services · Genk · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Lustgarten · Gent · since 2016
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Market research and public opinion polling · Wuustwezel · since 2024
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Knokke-Heist · since 1993
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Activities of lawyers · since 2013
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Izegem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Liza Lounge · Cafés and bars · Pittem · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Antwerpen · since 2007
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since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2023