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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ABBAQ”

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.

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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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ABBAQ same name
    Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Schaarbeek · since 2006
  • ABBAS very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ganshoren · since 1986
  • ABBA5 (sole trader) very similar
    Other education · since 2013
  • Logging · since 2014
  • ABBAS very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wetteren · since 2019
  • AB-BAT very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Florennes · since 2021
  • ABBAM very similar
    Abbreviation of Association Belgo-Béninoise des Aveugles et Mal-voyants · Namur · since 2003
  • ABB AB very similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Västerås, Västmanland · since 2018
  • AB-BAL very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2025
  • ABBAM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Temse · since 2019
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • A.B.B.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Brevetés B de l'A.D.E.P.S. · Herstal · since 1980
  • ABBA similar
    General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • ABBA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
  • ABBA similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2011
  • Abbaye similar
    Name of an establishment of Ville de Malmédy · Wholesale of timber · Malmedy · since 1925
  • Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1988
  • ABBAYE similar
    Abbreviation of Association des copropriétaires ABBAYE sis à Ixelles, rue de l'Abbaye 43 · Elsene · since 2005
  • since 2024
  • ABB similar
    Transmissie van elektriciteit · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1969
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Achterbaks Bekeken · Peer · since 1974
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Boudhistes Linh Son · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
  • A.B.B. similar
    Name of an establishment of Reynassur · Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 1994
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES BURKINABE DE BELGIQUE · Lessines · since 2002
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of De vrienden van de bonobos in België · Elsene · since 2013
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN BELIËN · Site preparation · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
  • Logging · since 2010
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ALLIANCE BARUMBU Belgique · Elsene · since 2011
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of NKWONGNE POH TE -Association des Batiés en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2012
  • since 1988
  • since 1991
  • since 1984
  • ABB similar
    Name of an establishment of Algemene bouwwerken Braeckmans · Other specialised construction activities · Lille · since 2003
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BAMOUN DU BENELUX · since 2005
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Betül Belkiran · Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ANYANG BEBEZAN BENELUX · Gembloux · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerp Brass Band · Willebroek · since 2026
  • Office administrative and support services · since 2023
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026

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