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.
“HOBECON”
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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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Evergem · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Ans · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Lier · since 1996
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gent · since 2016
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Other business support services · Willebroek · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2006
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Activities of head offices · Diest · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Luyksgestel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Globecon International, Inc. · Certified accountants and tax accountants · New York 10017 · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Ans · since 2017
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Herselt · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Ardooie · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Lievegem · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2025
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Hamont-Achel · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1977