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.
“HORGE”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Erquelinnes · since 2017
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nijlen · since 1997
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2013
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2015
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Other construction installation · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2019
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Zemst · since 2007
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2021
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Other business support services · Lommel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Horme Technology · Computer programming · Westerlo · since 2026
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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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Anderlecht · since 2001
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since 2024