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.
“HANDICARE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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HELMOND · since 2006
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Essen · since 1994
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Dour · since 1999
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Leopoldsburg · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2010
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2006
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Other software publishing · Sombreffe · since 2009
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Other retail sale of food · since 1987
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Zoersel · since 1988
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Other building finishing work · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025
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Dison · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Evere · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Soignies · since 2018
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General medical practice · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Have A Nice Day · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Welkenraedt · since 2024