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.
“Hodacon”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2026
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gent · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2017
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Maldegem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Wholesale of other household goods · Merchtem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ASBL Hainaut Ouest DAB+ · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Mouscron · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of PORTAFINE · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Maasmechelen · since 2013
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Plumbing work · Mechelen · since 2023
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Other financial services · Antwerpen · since 2025