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.
“B.HIVE”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Kontich · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2010
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Herstal · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Jalhay · since 2021
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Productie van televisiefilms · Elsene · since 2023
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Elsene · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of HIVE TECHNICAL PRODUCTIONS · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bredene · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2022
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Den Haag · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of GO3 · Landscape service activities · Essen · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Waregem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Pelt · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgis Holds Investments · General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BATI-HOME INVEST · Buying and selling of own real estate · Dalhem · since 2023
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2015
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Socio-cultural adult education · Aarschot · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Staden · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Veurne · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Tienen · since 2022
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Leuven · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Black Horse Investment · Meise · since 2012