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.
“APRESS BV”
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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ALKMAAR · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of A.P.R.E.S. (APPRENTISSAGE PROFESSIONNEL ET REINSERTION ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIALE) · Other social work without accommodation · Vorst · since 1987
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Amsterdam · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of CAPITAL RESSOURCES, LLC · Other financial services · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion de L'Engseinement provincial de Seraing · Seraing · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of MEL23 · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2018
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Forging of metal · Tielt · since 1985
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Other printing · Roeselare · since 2016
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2025
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Abbreviation of A.P.R.E. - Atelier protégé et de Réadaptation pour Epileptiques - A.P.R.E. - Beschutte Werkplaats en Heraanpassing voor Epileptiekers · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Vorst · since 1967
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of HELLO LES COPINES · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Fleurus · since 2006
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Evere · since 1993
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Roofing work · Gent · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Roeselare · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Villers-la-Ville · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIE VAN PREVENTIE DIENSTEN · Anderlecht · since 1998