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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.

“APERS”

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

50 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • A.P.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion des Réadaptés · Brussel · since 1951
  • APER similar
    Abbreviation of Association Protectrice en Faveur des Estropies Readaptes · Brussel · since 1951
  • APERUN similar
    Other sports activities · Nandrin · since 2023
  • APERIO (sole trader) similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2009
  • APERIA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Mortsel · since 2008
  • APERTO (sole trader) similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
  • Apergo (sole trader) similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2026
  • Aperic similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Deinze · since 2026
  • A.P.E. similar
    Name of an establishment of AU PETIT ELEVAGE · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Hannut · since 1987
  • A.P.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Parole d'Enfants · Vocational training · Liège · since 1996
  • A.P.E. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1999
  • APE similar
    Abbreviation of Arnoud Persoon Enterprise · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
  • APE similar
    Abbreviation of Association de Pratiques Energétiques · Péruwelz · since 2004
  • APE (sole trader) similar
    Other education · since 2024
  • APERE BROTHERS similar
    Full-service restaurants · Incourt · since 2026
  • APER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Association Internationale pour la Promotion de l'Enseignement Universitaire en Roumanie · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1994
  • APERTA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Zoersel · since 1995

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