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.
“HORTIPOWER”
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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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Merksplas · since 2007
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Ternat · since 1984
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Koksijde · since 1999
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Oudenaarde · since 2003
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Handel in elektriciteit · Hooglede · since 2020
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Raising of horses and other equines · Jodoigne · since 2021
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Londerzeel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Pelt · since 2000
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Growing of flowers · since 2001
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Landscape service activities · Silly · since 2007
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1977
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Tubize · since 2020
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2025
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2000
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Other business support services · Brugge · since 2022
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2004