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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Lochness”

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.

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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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • LochnesS same name
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Affligem · since 2019
  • LOCH NESS (sole trader) same name
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1998
  • Lochness same name
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2022
  • Loch Ness same name
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2011
  • Loch Ness Ice very similar
    Name of an establishment of Loch Ness restaurant · Full-service restaurants · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2011
  • LOCHNISS very similar
    News agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1999
  • Lockness very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Oostende · since 1987
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Lochner similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2023
  • Loch Ness resto-bar similar
    Cafés and bars · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2011

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