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.
“HOVERBEKE”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Zedelgem · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Wetteren · since 1928
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Activities of holding companies · Dentergem · since 2017
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since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2021
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since 1979
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Poperinge · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of VERBEKE OUTDOOR · Wholesale of machine tools · Deinze · since 1973
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wingene · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of A. VERBEKE BRUGGE · Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Brugge · since 1990
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Plastering work · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zulte · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of VERBEKE BV · Plumbing work · Asse · since 2004
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Haaltert · since 1977
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Waregem · since 1983
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Other business support services · Grimbergen · since 1986
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2021
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Teelt van andere boomvruchten, kleinfruit en noten · Waregem · since 2023
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Mixed farming · Maldegem · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Koksijde · since 2012
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Other business support services · Kortemark · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE ELEKTRICITEITSWERKEN K. VERBEKE · General electrical installation work · Wommelgem · since 2011
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2008
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since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020
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since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Dr. J.Verbeke, arts · Specialist medical practice · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2021
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Heuvelland · since 2003
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Media representation · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2026
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General medical practice · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Other education · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Erpe-Mere · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Settle Projects · Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2021