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.
“APAGO”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2026
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Kortrijk · since 1979
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Risk and damage evaluation · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2012
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES PROFESSEURS ET AMIS DE L'ATHENEE ROYAL DE GANSHOREN SECTIONS FONDAMENTALE ET PRIMAIRE · Ganshoren · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Association européenne des Producteurs d'Acides gras · Oudergem · since 1976
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Abbreviation of ATHÉNÉE DES PAGODES DE LA VILLE DE BRUXELLES · Brussel · since 2012
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Support activities for crop production · Neufchâteau · 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 Technische Handelsonderneming Ago · Uden · since 1980
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Brussel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of AGO ARCHITECTUUR · Activities of building architects · Lille · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Vereniging tot Bevordering van Alternatieve Geschiloplossingen · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1995
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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 ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS · Linter · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Andantego · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oostende · since 2018
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Abbreviation of A PERFORMANCE AFFAIR · Brussel · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · 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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Activities of lawyers · Mechelen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association du Potager d’Awans · Awans · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ALMA PADEL ACADEMY · Fernelmont · since 2026
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Other building finishing work
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CELADON · Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 1949
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Antwerpen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Pedagogisch Adviseurs Gemeenschapsonderwijs · Brussel · since 1993