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.
“Lanson”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1977
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Hairdressing and barber services · Stabroek · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Asse · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1990
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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since 1973
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2025
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Wholesale of other food products · Harelbeke · since 1975
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Activities of lawyers · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1987
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1991
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Anderlecht · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Pepingen · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Haacht · since 2014
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Zedelgem · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Rotselaar · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of BELENA · Full-service restaurants · Lincent · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Kortrijk · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · since 2012
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Real estate agency activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Kruisem · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1987
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since 1981
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Maasmechelen · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Soumagne · since 2009