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.
“HD CAD”
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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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Anderlecht · since 2014
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Andenne · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Harley-Davidson Club Assenede Belgium · Assenede · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Aalter · since 2001
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Market research and public opinion polling · Seneffe · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of LeeMit · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Roeselare · since 2023
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Other specialised design activities · Ramillies · since 2010
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Huurdersvereniging Diamant - Centrum Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of H.D.C. Herentals Diving Center · Herentals · since 1979
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Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of HANDELAARS DROGENBOS COMMERCIANTS · Drogenbos · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Luminus Solutions Invest · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Hoegaarden · since 1998
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Abbreviation of HAPPY DANCE CLUB · Herstal · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of Kinderkuren · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Leuven · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of HOUBLON DU CONDROZ · Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Namur · since 2020
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Abbreviation of la hotte du coeur · Héron · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Hensferstaux-De Saedeleir Construct · Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Lebbeke · since 2023
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Aalst · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · since 2017