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.
“HOOD”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Nieuwpoort · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2021
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2024
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Seraing · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Gistel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Harmonieorkest Deinze · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Deinze · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HAIR OF THE DOG · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of HANDS ON DEMAND · Other business support services · Brecht · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Bonheiden · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Hulp, Opvang en Ondersteuning bij Problemen · Mechelen · since 1995
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2013
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Other business support services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HEALTH OPTIMIZATION ORGANIZATION & TEAM · Gent · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Other construction installation · Willebroek · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Mouscron · since 2006
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Genk · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1981
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Other social work without accommodation · Mons · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of WALLCOOP · Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Staden · since 2020
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2009