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.
“The Lemon”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Menen · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Rixensart · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of S.P.S. TEAM · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2001
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Zoersel · since 1984
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Market research and public opinion polling · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other educational support services · Duffel · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of LINA & MIRA · Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2022
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Abbreviation of LICHT-EN MUZIEKONDERNEMING · Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Opwijk · since 2003
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1981
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Combined facilities support activities · Trooz · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Bad Laer · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 1995
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Landen · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DHOW CONSULT · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2019