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.
“TENHOVE”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wervik · since 1983
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tielt · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw "Ten Hove" te 2100 Antwerpen-Deurne, Bisschoppenhoflaan 284-286 · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Ligo, Centrum voor Basiseducatie Brugge - Oostende - Westhoek · Alfabetiseringsprogramma's ten behoeve van volwassenen · Brugge · since 1987
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Groningen · since 1984
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Activities of lawyers · Vilvoorde · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of MOELANS, RACINE & C° · Full-service restaurants · Kasterlee · since 2008
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Tielt · since 2016
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Veterinary services · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Plombières · since 2023
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Leuven · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Gent · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Gent · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Ingelmunster · since 2001
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Deerlijk · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2025
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2014
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Crea Ten Hove, Centrum voor Creatieve Expressie · Other education · Gent · since 1979
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Cafés and bars · since 2005
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Avelgem · since 2014
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2022