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.
“HOVEA”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Landscape service activities · Lommel · since 2025
-
Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
-
Wholesale of timber · Amel · since 1987
-
Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 1990
-
Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2008
-
Hotels and similar accommodation · Onhaye · since 2002
-
Temse · since 2015
-
Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Zonhoven · since 2022
-
Sprimont · since 2005
-
Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 2007
-
Certified accountants and tax accountants · Seraing · since 2023
-
Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
-
Business and other management consultancy · Sombreffe · since 2025
-
Brussel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Ninove · since 1968
-
Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1996
-
Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 1990
-
Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2020
-
Insurance agents and brokers · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1978
-
Landscape service activities · since 2017
-
Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · Hove · since 2018
-
Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2017
-
Weiswampach · since 2019
-
Business and other management consultancy · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2025
-
Freight transport by road · Rhoon · since 2022
-
Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 2013
-
Roeselare · since 2016