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.
“Homate”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Lier · since 1981
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Etterbeek · since 1986
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Brussel · since 1991
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Removal services · Temse · since 1998
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Retail sale of other household articles · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HOMA : Alliance for Iranian LGBTQI+ Justice · Brussel · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Haacht · since 2023
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2026
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Pelt · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ledegem · since 2019
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Computer programming · Diest · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2010
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Roeselare · since 2010
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Moorslede · since 2011
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Mechelen · since 1991