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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“HORUBA”

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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HORUBA same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2024
  • HOUBA very similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brussel · since 1990
  • HoubA very similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Diepenbeek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HORUS BVBA similar
    Name of an establishment of HATSI · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wevelgem · since 1991
  • HORUS similar
    Trade name of METASCREEN · Advertising agencies · Nivelles · since 2000
  • HORUS similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • HORUS S.A. similar
    Luxembourg · since 2018
  • HORUS+ similar
    Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2008
  • Horus similar
    Name of an establishment of Mohorich Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2024
  • Ruba similar
    Antwerpen · since 1968
  • RUBA similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Riemst · since 1996
  • RUBA similar
    Name of an establishment of NAAMDAR · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2019
  • RUBA similar
    Temse · since 2021
  • Ruba similar
    Name of an establishment of GA GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • RUBA. similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Tervuren · since 2026
  • HORUS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1987

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