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.
“Lacoste”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Rixensart · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · PARIS · since 2001
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Retail sale of games and toys · Villers-la-Ville · since 2020
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Paris · since 2017
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of Aurora Group · Cafés and bars · Jette · since 2018
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Clavier · since 1999
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Translation services · Hasselt · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brugge · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1986
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Retie · since 1991
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Nieuwpoort · since 1997
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2015
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Liège · since 2002
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 1996
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Visual arts creation · Liège · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · Dilbeek · since 1987
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · since 1995
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2019
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Abbreviation of LACON Design & Build · General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ieper · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of MARIELE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Laiterie Colonval · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1968