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“AFYA”
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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Same or very similar names
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hulshout · since 2017
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2022
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Namur · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2004
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Event catering · Meerhout · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ARCHI FOR YOU · Activities of building architects · Waterloo · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · Herentals · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ALWAYS FOR YOU · Quiévrain · since 2026
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Abbreviation of udongo afya · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.