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.
“Lichens”
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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Anderlecht · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Maasmechelen · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wemmel · since 2016
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Antwerpen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Tervuren · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Lummen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Leven in Christus Tegenwoordigheid · Activities of religious organisations · Oudenaarde · since 1991
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Interior design · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Limburgse Intensive Care Hoofdverpleegkundigen Organisatie · Other educational support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2017
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Elsene · since 2007
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Painting of buildings · Balen · since 1994
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Event catering · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2023