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.
“APACH”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Association Participative des Agents du CPAS de Huy · Huy · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of APPACHE · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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Inland freight water transport · since 1998
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Trade name of DE WERKTITEL · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Association de Pilotes acrobatiques de Compétition automobile · Jette · since 1991
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Lokeren · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Amicale du Patro de Chênée-Thiers · Liège · since 2001
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Waterloo · since 2001
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Antwerpen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van vakbonden · Vilvoorde · since 1954
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion d'Activités culturelles à Ixelles · Elsene · since 1973
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Abbreviation of AUTO - PIECES - ACCESSOIRES - CARROSSERIE · Seraing · since 1989
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Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Manage · since 1995
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Activities of head offices · Nieuwpoort · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PAIX EN AFRIQUE CENTRALE · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Walcourt · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ittre · since 2025
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Abbreviation of 101 Immo · Jette · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Dinant · since 2022
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Abbreviation of La Sambre · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Assistance et Sécurité · Liège · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Culture humanitaire · Brussel · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Athlétique Club Hermée · Visé · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Atelier Performance Antwerpen · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Schilde · since 1998
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Abbreviation of AIDE ET PROTECTION ANIMALES · Other membership organisations · Assesse · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Association Peulth Art · Brussel · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ARTISAN CONSEIL HABITAT · Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Liège · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS · Linter · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Trooz · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Autocross & Chronométrage du Hainaut · Antoing · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of A PERFORMANCE AFFAIR · Brussel · since 2018
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · Haaltert · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Archery Club Herve · Herve · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Assurances et Crédits du Hainaut · Insurance agents and brokers · Ecaussinnes · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Advanced Packaging Association · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association du Potager d’Awans · Awans · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ALMA PADEL ACADEMY · Fernelmont · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents et Amis du Centre scolaire de Cortil-Wodon · Fernelmont · since 1981
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION D'ACTIVITES CULTURELLES A ANDERLECHT · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DES ACTIVITES CULTURELLES À WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2010
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Abbreviation of PROPOSER AUTRE CHOSE · Amay · since 2015
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Other construction installation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DE L'AUDIOVISUEL ET DE LA CULTURE · Liège · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CELADON · Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 1949
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Centrale voor Handel · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Abbreviation of AIDE AUX CENTRES DES HANDICAPES · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1998
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Virton · since 2003