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.
“HMD”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Borgloon · since 1997
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Ronchin · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Lendelede · since 2006
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Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Welkenraedt · since 2024
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General medical practice · Zonhoven · since 2025
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Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Etterbeek · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of HERKS METAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herk-de-Stad · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · Hove · since 1990
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tournai · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Uhm! · Visual arts creation · Namur · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Hofmakers · Operation of sports facilities · Wetteren · since 2021
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General medical practice · Anderlues · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Abbreviation of HAKUNA MATATAH · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Horizons meilleurs · Soignies · since 2025
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2018