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.
“HIPPO TOOLS”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other construction installation · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of HIPPO-SERVICE · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brugge · since 1984
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Drukken van dagbladen · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Kontich · since 2002
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brugge · since 2022
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Wommelgem · since 2023
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Oostende · since 1978
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Beernem · since 1986
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Awans · since 2013
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Affligem · since 2019
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2016