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.
“Harnic”
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.
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Aalst · since 2023
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General medical practice · Elsene · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Bornem · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Retail sale of games and toys · Boortmeerbeek · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1997
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Turnhout · since 2013
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1986
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Riemst · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ravels · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Koksijde · since 2011
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2016
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Cultural education · Seraing · since 2017
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Schoten · since 2026
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Kortemark · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Geel · since 2020
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Beringen · since 1989