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“Handster”

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.

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Same or very similar names

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HANDS similar
    Mons · since 2001
  • Haster similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Zoersel · since 2023
  • Abbreviation of HANDS TOGETHER FOR PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT · Zwevegem · since 2000
  • HANDSUP similar
    Event catering · Hasselt · since 2016
  • HAMSTER similar
    Name of an establishment of KOLLINE · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Waterloo · since 2017
  • Hands Up similar
    Paris · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised design activities · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2019
  • HANDS-ON similar
    Machining of metals · Hasselt · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
  • HAMSTER similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Veurne · since 2021
  • HANDS ON similar
    Ouffet · since 2023
  • Hands Up similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Kalmthout · since 2011
  • HANDS-ON similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lier · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2004
  • H AND V similar
    Abbreviation of HEYMANS AND VAN ENGELAND ASSOCIATES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
  • HANDS TALENT similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Turnhout · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2014
  • HAND similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2019
  • H.A.N.D similar
    Abbreviation of Have A Nice Day · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Welkenraedt · since 2024

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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