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.
“HOKIS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ramillies · since 2021
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Plastering work · Zedelgem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of A J EXPRESS · Other retail sale of food · Eeklo · since 2009
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Gent · since 2009
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2014
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gavere · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Maosheng · Other non-specialised retail sale · Péruwelz · since 2013
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ukkel · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of TIMBER TAILOR · Other building finishing work · Brussel · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of FOX-FIT · Sports and recreation education · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of HURENOMTEKOPEN · Lo-Reninge · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mol · since 2021