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.
“HIFI STUDIO”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Charleroi · since 1988
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Temse · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · Willebroek · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Grimbergen · since 2016
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 1994
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of GV Retail · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Interior design · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Pelt · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Abbreviation of HUGHES CLARA STUDIO · Sports and recreation education · Waterloo · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Abbreviation of God's Blessing Incontournable · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Sound recording · since 2021
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Ivi Vii Architecture & Design · Graphic design and visual communication · Oudergem · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zaventem · since 2026
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Other education · since 2026
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Mortsel · since 1993
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Oostende · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Kapellen · since 2017
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Aarschot · since 2009
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Brugge · since 2006
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Zaventem · since 2021