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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.

“APELLON”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • APELLON same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2023
  • APELON very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Nivelles · since 1999
  • Apello very similar
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Leuven · since 2023
  • Apollon very similar
    Genk · since 1971
  • APOLLON very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Braine-le-Château · since 1982
  • APOLLON very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ronse · since 2000
  • APOLLON very similar
    Fitness centres · Boechout · since 2013
  • APOLLON very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Enghien · since 2015
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • APELL similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONNELLE EUROPEENNE DU LOGICIEL LIBRE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2020
  • Other education · since 2017
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2010
  • Apelles similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Hasselt · since 2019
  • A.P.E.L. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Parents d'Elèves de l'Ecole communale de Linkebeek, Section francophone · Linkebeek · since 1980
  • A.P.E.L. similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PARASCIENTIFIQUE EUROPEENE LIBRE · Elsene · since 1984
  • APEL similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l'Ecole du Longchamp · Ukkel · since 2021
  • APEL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · La Bruyère · since 2011
  • Appollon similar
    Deerlijk · since 1997
  • since 2010
  • APLON similar
    Tremelo · since 2006
  • Apel similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1950

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