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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.

“Aproba”

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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.

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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).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Aproba same name
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dendermonde · since 1981
  • APROBAT very similar
    LOOS · since 2004
  • APROBO very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2002
  • Aprobi very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lede · since 2017
  • AROBA very similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
  • PROBA very similar
    Abbreviation of PROJET BAJILANGA · Grez-Doiceau · since 2017
  • PROBA very similar
    Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Ans · since 2019
  • Aroba (sole trader) very similar
    Translation services · since 2024
  • Aroba very similar
    Kortrijk · since 2026
  • ANROBA very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1993
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
  • Aproma very similar
    Computer programming · Brasschaat · since 2021
  • A.PRO.C.A. very similar
    Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion de la Culture Africaine et l'Aide aux Femmes et Enfants en milieu rural et Centres urbains défavorisés · Charleroi · since 2024
  • AEROBA very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Beernem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Aprobel similar
    Elsene · since 1972
  • APRO similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Dendermonde · since 2021
  • APRO similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Aarschot · since 2008
  • APROBOIS similar
    Wholesale of timber · Couvin · since 2023
  • Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2025
  • Apron similar
    Name of an establishment of Satis · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Westerlo · since 2013
  • Finishing of textiles · since 2016
  • APROX similar
    Site preparation · Herent · since 2010
  • A-ProS similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2011
  • A-PROD similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Stavelot · since 2024
  • Apropo similar
    Name of an establishment of PROMEVA · Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2003
  • Apropo similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Deinze · since 2019
  • APROGE similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONNELLE GÉNÉRALE · General construction of residential buildings · Seneffe · since 2021
  • APRODH similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PANAFRICAINE POUR LA PROTECTION ET LA PROMOTION DES DROITS HUMAINS ET DES PERSONNES DETENUES · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
  • APROXX similar
    Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025

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