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.
“APEMCO”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Foetz · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Molecular Plasma Group · Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Leuven · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l'Ecole communale d'OEudeghien · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1995
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kasterlee · since 2022
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 1995
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Torhout · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ieper · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Pont-à-Celles · since 2009
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Association des Pêcheurs d'Entre Meuse · Namur · since 2016
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Den Haag · since 2002
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Abbreviation of AP-ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Thuin · since 2025
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Abbreviation of association des parents d'élèves musulmans de bruxelles · Brussel · since 2003
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1978
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1973
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Gent · since 1964
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Charleroi · since 1946