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.
“Lely”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of MAISON DE REPOS DU XXE AOÛT · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Herstal · since 1991
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Support activities for animal production · since 1999
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Abbreviation of L'ESSENTIEL · Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Oupeye · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ABLS · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Mons · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · since 2001
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · since 1976
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Activities of holding companies · Affligem · since 2015
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Etterbeek · since 2015
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Other sports activities · Zedelgem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of LeLi VOF · Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2018
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Veterinary services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Herselt · since 2022
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Beringen · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Landmeter-Expert Lukas Wijnen · Land surveying · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of STOOF · Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Liège · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 1965
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Liège · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of N.N. BAR/TAVERNE · Cafés and bars · Seraing · since 2021