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.
“HOBIN”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2006
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Other construction installation · Lille · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · since 2002
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2005
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2006
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Dental practice · Hasselt · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · since 2025
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Cultural education · since 2026
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1987
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1995
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Ninove · since 1995
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Namur · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Robin vzw · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2015
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Gent · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Zele · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2025
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Etterbeek · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zelzate · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other membership organisations · Willebroek · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Krachtbalclub Hoger Op Beitem · Contract catering and other food service activities · Roeselare · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Abbreviation of House of Birth · Other education · Pelt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of House of Boards · Business and other management consultancy · Comines-Warneton · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of HOB FOOD BELGIUM · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Retie · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Retail sale of bicycles · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Zonnebeke · since 2016
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Groothandel in veevoeders · Wervik · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of 4 E · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Waregem · since 2006
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Support activities for crop production · Lincent · since 2007