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.
“HODECON”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gent · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HOTEL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY · Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Evergem · since 2001
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Niel · since 2017
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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Other business support services · Lochristi · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Overijse · since 1996
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herzele · since 2021
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Maasmechelen · since 1987
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Kluisbergen · since 1998
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Landscape service activities · Anzegem · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Zonhoven · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Ardooie · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2025