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.
“APOPHAR”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Amophar OTC · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Schelle · since 2022
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Schelle · since 2011
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Alveringem · since 2007
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Lennik · since 1977
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudergem · since 2017
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kasterlee · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antoing · since 1985
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brussel · since 1996
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Zutendaal · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ANTI-PERSOONSMIJNEN ONTMIJNENDE PRODUCTONTWIKKELING · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Liège · since 2022