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.
“HTV”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Bornem · since 1995
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Activities of lawyers · Bertem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of HAMSE - TURKSE VERENIGING · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Hometech Ventures · Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Heusden Turks Vrouwen Unie · Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Habay Tourisme · Tourist information services · Habay · since 1948
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Abbreviation of Haagse Tennishoek · Operation of sports facilities · Destelbergen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of HOBOKENSE TUINDERS VZW · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Horecatoppers · Full-service restaurants · Bornem · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lasne · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Hermans Technics · General electrical installation work · Lubbeek · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HENRY-TASTENOY · Afvalwaterafvoer · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of HORIZON TRADING · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Beersel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of HOHO TOITURES · Roofing work · Seraing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of HUGO - TRESNIE · Silly · since 1991