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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.

“ApArTe”

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ApArTe same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2018
  • Other education · since 2005
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
  • aPart very similar
    Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Gent · since 2014
  • A-part very similar
    Name of an establishment of VZW DIVOGE · Other non-specialised retail sale · Mol · since 2017
  • APART (sole trader) very similar
    Other printing · since 2018
  • Apart very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2009
  • APART very similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Zwevegem · since 2021
  • Apart very similar
    Activities of interior architects · Aarschot · since 2021
  • AP'ART very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Gent · since 2012
  • AP-ART very similar
    Joinery installation · Brecht · since 2006
  • AP/Art very similar
    Activities of building architects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
  • A - Parts very similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Eeklo · since 1979
  • Aparti very similar
    Activities of head offices · Deerlijk · since 2018
  • APARTU very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2025
  • PARTE very similar
    Keerbergen · since 2012
  • PARTE very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Apart estate similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
  • Arte similar
    Groothandel in behang, verf en woningtextiel · Zonhoven · since 1981
  • ARTE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1990
  • ARTE similar
    Antwerpen · since 1991
  • ARTE similar
    Hasselt · since 1992
  • ARTE similar
    Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Deinze · since 1994
  • ARTE similar
    Name of an establishment of SFEERCREATION · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2002
  • Arte similar
    Name of an establishment of Arte Licata e Agnello · Full-service restaurants · Geraardsbergen · since 2013
  • Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2016
  • ARTE similar
    Brasschaat · since 2017
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2002
  • APARTHO similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oudsbergen · since 2014
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
  • Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 1973
  • ARTE similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Leuven · since 2006
  • APART05 similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
  • aRTe similar
    Activities of holding companies · Boutersem · since 2008
  • APA PARTS similar
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Wemmel · since 2024
  • AP ART LAW similar
    Abbreviation of Alexandre Pintiaux, Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Hannut · since 2019
  • Apartico similar
    Activities of head offices · Wommelgem · since 2025
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2026
  • A.P.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of COMITE DE PARENTS DE L'ATHENEE D'AYWAILLE · Aywaille · since 1981
  • A.P.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Animation et Promotion de l'Athénée royal " Jean Tousseul " · Andenne · since 1982
  • APARA similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Parents d'Elèves de l'Athénée royal d'Ath · Ath · since 1982
  • AP-ARG similar
    Abbreviation of Association des parents de l'Athénée Royal de Ganshoren · Ganshoren · since 2025
  • BONAPARTE similar
    Name of an establishment of Hand-Werpen · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1968
  • Bonaparte similar
    Name of an establishment of VANDEWALLE · Full-service restaurants · Nazareth · since 1984
  • Bonaparte similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Diepenbeek · since 1996
  • BONAPARTE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2015
  • BONAPARTE similar
    Development of residential building projects · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017
  • Bonaparte similar
    Name of an establishment of Jaspers · Cafés and bars · Zonhoven · since 2019
  • Otraparte similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Gent · since 2022
  • A² PARTNERS similar
    Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • Apart Bouw similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Retie · since 2011
  • ApartGent similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2008
  • APARA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Association des Parents de l'Athénée royal d'Angleur · Liège · since 1991

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