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.
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of HIVELAB Software & IT services · Computer programming · Liège · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hooglede · since 2010
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Computer programming · Grez-Doiceau · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of HOTDOG FACTORY · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Vorst · since 1990
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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Roofing work · Boechout · since 1993
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Site preparation · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Hotton · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2016
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Research and development on biotechnology · Leuven · since 1981
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Arlon · since 2009
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Helmond · since 1995
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Other information technology and computer services · Mons · since 2024
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Vocational training · Lanaken · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 1995
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2016
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Machining of metals · since 1994