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.
“APRAD”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Agir, Penser et Réunir autour d'alternatives en matière de Développement · Ukkel · since 1990
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Leopoldsburg · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association de Parents d'Enfants Aphasiques et Dysphasiques · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of AIR ADVENTURE ASSOCIATION · since 1984
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Finishing of textiles · since 2016
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hasselt · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of PILET & PILET RADIOLOGIE · Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Performing arts by independent artists · Stavelot · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Grimbergen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association of Passenger Rights Advocates · Elsene · since 2018
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Other tax advisory services · De Haan · since 2017
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Abbreviation of AMICALE DES PECHEURS DE REDU · Libin · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Ravels · since 2010
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Operation of sports facilities · Vorselaar · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Association des Propriétaires de Récipients a Gaz comprimés, liquéfiés ou dissous · Other technical testing and analysis · Brussel · since 1929
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Wavre · since 1952