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.
“Lichtwerk”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of BENZINFABRIK · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Kelmis · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hooglede · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of N-Vorm · Other non-specialised retail sale · Ieper · since 2018
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of KENNES · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Bekkevoort · since 1995
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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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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Photography, excluding press photography · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Soest · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · Brugge · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Groep Talent · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Herentals · since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · Herselt · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of FDB sales & more · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · since 2021