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.
“HAHBO”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Houtbouwonderneming Hahbo BV · Hardinxveld-Giessendam · since 1971
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Wijnegem · since 1994
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Wijnegem · since 1996
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Development of residential building projects · Harelbeke · since 1977
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General construction of residential buildings · Zemst · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2016
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Other retail sale of food · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
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Other information service activities · Zutendaal · since 2022
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of HORSE ACADEMY DE HESBAYE · Equestrian clubs · Donceel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Hilde Advisory Hub · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Het Alaska Huis · Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Het Beste Ooit · Visual arts creation · Aalst · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Kortemark · since 2005