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“LWS”

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.

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Same or very similar names

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • LWs same name
    News agency activities · Seraing · since 1981
  • L.W.S. same name
    Abbreviation of B UNITS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1989
  • LWS same name
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Putte · since 2015
  • LWS same name
    Abbreviation of LIEGE WRESTLING SULTAN · Liège · since 2024
  • L.W.S. same name
    Abbreviation of LEONARD WEB SOLUTIONS · Computer programming · Verviers · since 2019
  • Sole trader same name
    Machining of metals · since 2011
  • LWS same name
    Office administrative and support services · Wingene · since 2025
  • L.W.S. same name
    Nursing and midwifery · Oudsbergen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • L.W.S.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Ligue wallonne pour la santé mentale · Chiny · since 1977
  • L.W.S.V. similar
    Abbreviation of Lommelse Waterski Vereniging · Lommel · since 1978
  • LW similar
    Full-service restaurants · Perwez · since 2018
  • LW similar
    Abbreviation of Levend Water · Oosterzele · since 2020
  • LW similar
    Abbreviation of LOSTWORDS · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2024
  • LW similar
    Real estate agency activities · Etterbeek · since 2026
  • LW similar
    Abbreviation of Lizard Wizard · Huy · since 2026
  • L.W. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Lanaker Watersportvereniging · Lanaken · since 1977
  • LW similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Levenswende · Herk-de-Stad · since 1995

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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