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.
“HOGAR”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Interior design · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Elsene · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of BIBI FASHION · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schilde · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of TOD'S BELGIQUE · Retail sale of footwear · Brussel · since 2003
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ecaussinnes · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Other construction installation · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2018
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Pig breeding farms · Kluisbergen · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Kraainem · since 2011
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Brugge · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2026
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Bertem · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2006
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Seraing · since 1966
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Hoogstraats Garagebedrijf · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hoogstraten · since 1977
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lasne · since 2012
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of House Of Grass · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Evergem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Haus Of Grace · Lievegem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HET OUD GEMEENTEHUIS OOSTKERKE · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Damme · since 2012
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF GOD FOR ALL PEOPLE · Brussel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of House of Gala · Neufchâteau · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 1988