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.
“APVE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Advocaat Peter Van Eysendeyk · Activities of lawyers · Brecht · since 2009
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · POZNAN · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ALGEMEEN PERSVERVOER VIOLETTA · Freight transport by road · Wommelgem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ART PIC VISION · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Jodoigne · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Ann's Personen Vervoer · Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Zonnebeke · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CRYNS · General electrical installation work · Jabbeke · since 2004
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Bornem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Ateliers de Construction d'Appareils à Vapeur · Liège · since 1919
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Abbreviation of Association Protestante des Volontaires de la Coopération · Brussel · since 1966