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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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ledegem · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Association des Professeurs de Pedagogie de l'Enseignement Officiel · Vorst · since 1966
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Abbreviation of ASSESSE, PATRIMOINE, PROMENADES, EMBELLISSEMENT, LOISIRS · Assesse · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Association de parents de l'école communale de Cointe · Liège · since 2008
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Other retail sale of food · since 2010
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Sint-Truiden · since 1985
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents du Paradis des Enfants · Etterbeek · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · since 2011
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Zaventem · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of FAMCO · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Roosdaal · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2024
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Abbreviation of A.A.P. · Combined facilities support activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Solidariteitsfonds Antwerp Polymers Plant · Zwijndrecht · since 1990
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Abbreviation of A property-Pelsmaekers · Real estate agency activities · Kortenberg · since 2014
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Abbreviation of A PRIORI PLASTICS · Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Lummen · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2016
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Leuven · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brakel · since 2016