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.
“HORBO”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Rumst · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Harelbeke · since 1977
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Operation of sports facilities · Zottegem · since 1989
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Wuustwezel · since 1994
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since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · Brecht · since 2015
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · Rotselaar · since 2007
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Temse · since 2008
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Abbreviation of HERMANS BOUWONDERNEMING · General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 1997
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Hulshout offroad racing · Other amusement and recreation activities · Hulshout · since 2021
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Site preparation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Other printing · Kortemark · since 1995