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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Air Products Limited · New Malden /Surrey/ · since 1974
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Abbreviation of ASFALT PRODUCTIE LIMBURG · Vervaardiging van andere niet-metaalhoudende minerale producten, n.e.g. · Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Abbreviation of AUTOMOTIVE PARTS LOGISTICS · Freight transport by road · Zele · since 2002
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Specialist medical practice · Edegem · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP PACKAGING and LOGISTICS · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of A PASTRY LAB · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Oudergem · since 2001
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Beloeil · since 2007
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association des Pharmaciens de la Province de Liège · Other tax advisory services · Liège · since 1901
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Abbreviation of Agir pour la paix · Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Association des Architectes de la Province de Luxembourg · Other membership organisations · Arlon · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Aide aux Prêtres liégeois en Mission à l'Etranger · Liège · since 1994
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Association des producteurs de Légumes industriels · Geer · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Association pour la promotion de la langue Afar · Brussel · since 2018
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Bornem · since 2023
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2008
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Abbreviation of A Plus Label Management · Other business support services · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Nieuwpoort · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Projekt-, Bouw- en Adviesburo A. Plus · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Haacht · since 1990
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Mechelen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents du Lycée Emile Jacqmain · Evere · since 1992
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Herenthout · since 2018
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Le Cellier · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortemark · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ACTIONS POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE · Elsene · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2005
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2006
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Tremelo · since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · Mons · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALLISON PROTECTION · Other construction installation · Awans · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Advies en Produktie · Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Action Peace Internationale · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
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Verviers · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ARDENNES PLANTS · Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Libin · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPEN PROEFT · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Schilde · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ANIMATION PLATEAU · Herve · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Afropean Project · Socio-cultural adult education · Ukkel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Ateliers photo · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ALAIN PROVISTE · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AP ASSOCIATION · Namur · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ad Pactum · Public relations and communication consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AssuredPartners · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l'Ecole communale de Modave 2007 · Modave · since 2007
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL INTER SERVICE · Warehousing and storage · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ART-PRESSE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Aaron Peelman · Other building finishing work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Arto Poker · Activities of independent sportspeople · Charleroi · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ANAPHORE PRODUCTIONS · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Asian Persuasion · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zottegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Potential · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Anderson Photography · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Atlas Plant · Growing of flowers · Herselt · since 2018