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.
“Hofstade”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1939
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Abbreviation of Parochiaal Centrum Hofstade · Cafés and bars · Aalst · since 1923
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Name of an establishment of INFANO · Day nurseries and crèches · Ternat · since 2002
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Rotterdam · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Zemst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Modelbouwvrienden Hofstade · Other amusement and recreation activities · Zemst · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lier · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of KONINKLIJKE SPORTCLUB WILSKRACHT HOFSTADE · Operation of sports facilities · Aalst · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of BUURTWINKELS OKAY · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Halle · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2017
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Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Zemst · since 1991
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Zemst · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of 5 RIVERS · Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Evergem · since 2016
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Zemst · since 1982
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aalst · since 1987
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Abbreviation of 12 Stars Cricket Club Hofstade · Activities of other sports clubs · Zemst · since 2016
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Aalst · since 1951
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Name of an establishment of AQUAFIN · Afvalwaterafvoer · Aartselaar · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - De Lijn · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Mechelen · since 1990
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2016
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Landscape service activities · since 2014