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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“HDR”

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.

  • HdR same name
    Abbreviation of Huis der Rechten · Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 1982
  • HDR same name
    Abbreviation of HOOP DER RENNERS DUDZELE · Other sports activities · Brugge · since 2002
  • H.D.R. same name
    Abbreviation of Hondenclub « De Rakkers » · Maasmechelen · since 2004
  • HDR same name
    Activities of head offices · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2007
  • HDR same name
    Abbreviation of HEBBEN & DE ROUCK · Activities of lawyers · Ieper · since 2023
  • HDR same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of HAIRDESIGN RAMZI · Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • H.D.R. Tim (sole trader) very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other cleaning activities · since 2009
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HDRC similar
    Abbreviation of Halestra-Driving-Ruitersclub · Cafés and bars · Aalter · since 1968
  • Hdrn similar
    Abbreviation of Hedorion · Gent · since 2022
  • Other printing · since 2014
  • HDRCo similar
    Abbreviation of H DE ROMREE & COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2023
  • H.D. similar
    Abbreviation of Daniel HAESEVOETS · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 1986
  • H.D. similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mons · since 1998
  • HD+ similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Diksmuide · since 2017
  • HD similar
    Abbreviation of HOLDING DIMAX · Business and other management consultancy · Estaimpuis · since 2018
  • Floor and wall tiling · since 2018
  • Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2019
  • HD similar
    Abbreviation of Heritage Dialogue · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • HD+ similar
    Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Tremelo · since 2020
  • HD similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2022
  • HD similar
    Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Deerlijk · since 2009
  • HD similar
    Abbreviation of HERSTAL DISCOUNT · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herstal · since 2003
  • HD similar
    Abbreviation of HEMISPHERES-DROITS · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Etterbeek · since 2004

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