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.
“APTAN”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2002
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Activities of building architects · Nieuwpoort · since 1989
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Painting of buildings · Brugge · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2017
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2006
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Computer programming · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2007
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Zele · since 1996
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Retail sale of antiques · Schilde · since 1993
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association du Personnel des Telecommunications Aeronautiques · Zaventem · since 1965
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1975
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Business and other management consultancy · Attert · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ADAPTIVE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maasmechelen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Patro de Tavier · Anthisnes · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Activités Pour Tous · Youth work associations · Vorst · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Abbreviation of All Premium Trade · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waregem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ART POUR TOUS · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ADVOCATENKANTOOR PHILIPPE TERMOTE · Activities of lawyers · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES PARENTS D'ELEVES ET D'ANCIENS ELEVES DE L'ECOLE COMMUNALE DE THORICOURT · Silly · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l’École communale de Temploux · Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of APTITUDES · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2026
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Dental practice · Leuven · since 2018
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Bornem · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Westerlo · since 2007
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La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2013
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of ZAFER 1950 · Freight transport by road · Seraing · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2022