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.
“G-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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Pelt · since 2025
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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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Hairdressing and barber services · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Kontich · since 2022
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Den Haag · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2010
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Web portal activities · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
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Anzegem · since 1982
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2009
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Zonnebeke · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of GESTION, HOLDING, INFORMATIQUE · Malmedy · since 1996
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Wavre · since 1997
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Book publishing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of GUI HOME INVEST · Real estate agency activities · Andenne · since 2025