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.
“LiOWS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Sint-Truiden · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Wuustwezel · since 2013
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Villeneuve-de-Berg · since 2016
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DEBEDRA · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1985
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Grez-Doiceau · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Flandersinsideout · Leuven · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of KROOMA · Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CHEZ LIO · Manufacture of rusks, biscuits and preserved pastry goods · Wavre · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2006
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Event catering · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortemark · since 2024