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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.

“AP ASSOCIATION”

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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

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AP ASSOCIATION same name
    Namur · since 2020
  • Association very similar
    Brussel · since 1962
  • ASSOCIATION very similar
    Fléron · since 2003
  • FVP association very similar
    Activities of professional membership organisations · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
  • vip association very similar
    stockholm · since 2007
  • L'Association very similar
    Abbreviation of Les Riverains de la Thylerre · Oudergem · since 1977
  • L'Association very similar
    Abbreviation of Les Amitiés Belgo - Nigérianes · Brussel · since 1985
  • L'association very similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Moniteurs de Gymnastique sportive · Activities of other sports clubs · Liège · since 1990
  • l'Association very similar
    Abbreviation of Binocle Club - Club des Vétérants VW - VW Veteranen Klub · Charleroi · since 1992
  • l'Association very similar
    Abbreviation of Gloire à Jésus - Herstal · Herstal · since 2026
  • GM ASSOCIATION very similar
    Vervaardiging van computers en randapparatuur · Genappe · since 2018
  • LS Association very similar
    Other cleaning activities · Houffalize · since 2021
  • RWASSOCIATION very similar
    Name of an establishment of RaphaelCO · Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2024
  • BJ Association very similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
  • R.A.M ASSOCIATION (sole trader) very similar
    Cafés and bars · since 2021
  • R.A.M ASSOCIATION (sole trader) very similar
    Other business support services · since 2026
  • R.A.M ASSOCIATION very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2026
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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