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.
“HDCP”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 2019
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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 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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Nivelles · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Huurdersvereniging Diamant - Centrum Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Abbreviation of HAMZA DATA CABLING INFORMATIQUE · Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Villers-la-Ville · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Humeur de chiens · Pet training · Hannut · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Hotel Development City Center · Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2016
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Kuurne · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lochristi · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Handling Department & Construct Partners Srl · Activities of head offices · Sprimont · since 1994
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2015