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.
“DHAST”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zulte · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · Zulte · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ukkel · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Maarkedal · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of i2DATA · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wingene · since 2017
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Cultural education · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Halle · since 2023
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2012
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Physiotherapy · Oostende · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Malle · since 1991
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Landscape service activities · Ukkel · since 1987
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Overijse · since 2001
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Abbreviation of David Hovine Assurances · Insurance agents and brokers · Tournai · since 2003
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Geel · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Abbreviation of DRESSAGE HORSE AUCTION · Nursing and midwifery · Oudenaarde · since 2022