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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.

“HOBON”

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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.

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  • 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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HOBON same name
    Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Lievegem · since 2003
  • Hobos very similar
    Pelt · since 2016
  • HOKON. very similar
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Heuvelland · since 2001
  • HOZON very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Schoten · since 2014
  • Holon very similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
  • Hopon (sole trader) very similar
    Web portal activities · since 2024
  • Hogon (sole trader) very similar
    Combined facilities support activities · since 2021
  • Hop-On! very similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Poperinge · since 2009
  • HOLON very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalter · since 2010
  • HOCON very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
  • HOBIN very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2006
  • HOP ON very similar
    Waregem · since 2024
  • COBON very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2015
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HOBO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 1976
  • HOBO similar
    Travel agency activities · Leuven · since 1988
  • HOBO SA similar
    Burg-Reuland · since 1989
  • HOBO similar
    Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Brussel · since 1992
  • HOBO similar
    Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Arendonk · since 1992
  • HOBO similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Voeren · since 1999
  • HOBO similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Lint · since 2011
  • HOBOMA similar
    Halen · since 1975
  • Hoboma similar
    Joinery installation · Moorslede · since 1982
  • HOBOME VZW similar
    Abbreviation of HOOGBOOMSE VERENIGING, HOBOME VZW · Kapellen · since 2013
  • HOB similar
    Abbreviation of Krachtbalclub Hoger Op Beitem · Contract catering and other food service activities · Roeselare · since 1998
  • HON similar
    Abbreviation of HARVEST OF NATIONS MANDATE · Antwerpen · since 2002
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
  • HoB similar
    Abbreviation of House of Birth · Other education · Pelt · since 2021
  • HOB similar
    Abbreviation of House of Boards · Business and other management consultancy · Comines-Warneton · since 2024
  • HOB similar
    Name of an establishment of HOB FOOD BELGIUM · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2024
  • H.O.B. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Retie · since 2025
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • HOBOMAT similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Rumst · since 1990
  • HOBOMAT similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Kasterlee · since 1992
  • HOBECON similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Evergem · since 2001
  • HOBOTRA similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gavere · since 2013
  • Hoboken similar
    Name of an establishment of Backline Hospitality · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Hobos 2.0 similar
    Hechtel-Eksel · since 2024
  • OBON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026

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