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.
“HESPERA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aartselaar · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2016
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Market research and public opinion polling · Sprimont · since 2025
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES MAGASINS A OUVERTURE TARDIVE - VERENIGING VAN WINKELS MET LATE OPENINGSUREN · Elsene · since 1999
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Computer programming · since 2026
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Genappe · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ciney · since 2015
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Abbreviation of E-FORUM, FORUM FOR EUROPEAN E-PUBLIC SERVICES - HOTE EUROPEEN POUR LES SERVICES PUBLICS EN LINGNE · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2002
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Activities of lawyers · Londerzeel · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tremelo · since 2004
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Brussel · since 1968
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Tielt · since 1981
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Houyet · since 1986
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Mechelen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Haacht en Regio Atletiek · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Haacht · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Malle · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Bredene · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Arendonk · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Wellen · since 2018
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Elsene · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Florenville · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Koekelberg · since 1973
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Namur · since 2025
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Strassen · since 2015
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Lommel · since 2022