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.
“Appaya”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2019
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Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Brunehaut · since 2021
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Other sports activities · Kortrijk · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Aide aux Pauvres de la Paroisse de l'Annonciation · Elsene · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Association des Praticiens en Psychologie appliquée · Elsene · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Assistance personnalisée aux Personnes en recherche d'Autonomie · Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Soignies · since 1988
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Other business support services · Kraainem · since 2022
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Employment placement agencies · Schilde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Association des Producteurs de Palmipèdes gras · Namur · since 1988
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Hensies · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · De Panne · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Liège · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Assistance Personnalisée aux Personnes en besoin d'Aide - Titres-Services · Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Soignies · since 2019
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Abbreviation of APPARO PLUS · Sports and recreation education · Izegem · since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2006
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Computer programming · Grimbergen · since 2018