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.
“DHV”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Abbreviation of DIESTSE HANDEL- EN VASTGOEDVENNOOTSCHAP · Development of residential building projects · Diest · since 2001
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Abbreviation of De Hondenvrienden vzw · Activities of other sports clubs · Beringen · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Anzegem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of DIEGEM HOTEL VASTGOED · Buying and selling of own real estate · Waterloo · since 2011
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Abbreviation of De Hertogh-Verbist law · Activities of lawyers · Lier · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hemiksem · since 2011
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DE HEREN VAN TERNAT · Pajottegem · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Raeren · since 1984
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Abbreviation of DROOMHUIS · Other membership organisations · Zele · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Digihome · Oud-Turnhout · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DIGA HAIR · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DentHaline · Dental practice · Schilde · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DE HELPERS · Dendermonde · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Dedalus Healthcare · Computer programming · Gent · since 2022
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Beringen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of DELVAUX-HOUSEN · Brussel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of DARK HIVE ASBL · Performing arts by independent artists · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Doggie House · Lede · since 2015