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.
“HOSANA”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Vormen en bewerken van vlakglas · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1992
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2023
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General medical practice · Beersel · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Charleroi · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Ingelmunster · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of RONG · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2004
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Elsene · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BEKKARI SANDRA · Nutrition and dietetics services · Wingene · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of YOLO ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Kontich · since 2021