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.
“B.A.P.”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BUREAU - ASSURANCES - PRETS · Seneffe · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BUREAU ASSURANCES ET PREVOYANCE · Other financial services · Seraing · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leopoldsburg · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM AUTOS PARTS · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Brussels Athletic Performance · Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BE AUDIT PARTNERS · Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Bruxelles Athlé Performance · Ukkel · since 2023
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Psychiatry · Elsene · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Photographers · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Rixensart · since 2010
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Arabische Paardenstamboek · Raising of horses and other equines · Herentals · since 1975
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Keerbergen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Pediatric Orthopaedics · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of EXCELIA · Agents and brokers in banking services · Namur · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Belgische Academie voor Pediatrische Tandheelkunde · Gent · since 1997
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Bugatti And Prewar Sportscars · Herent · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS · Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Belgian Aviation Preservation Association · Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Gembloux · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2012
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Other specialised design activities · Essen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CENTRE INTERNATIONAL TABITA · Ukkel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Brussels Art and Pole Studio · Cultural education · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Belgium Amateur Poker Events · Tremelo · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2010
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since 1991
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Abbreviation of BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHARPURSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Belgische Associatie voor Psychologische Wetenschappen · Gent · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2023
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Brasschaat · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Park2 · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Temse · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Parallel Importers and Exporters · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Damme · since 2018
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Specialist medical practice · Jette · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Fernelmont · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belgian Airsoft Practical Shooting Fédération · Vorst · since 2009
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Dilbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Brussels Association of Public Events Operators · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CERTIFIED ANIMAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS · Veterinary services · Sint-Truiden · since 2006
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Jette · since 2024
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Pig breeding farms · Alveringem · since 2025
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Stoumont · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ATHLETICS · Operation of sports facilities · Brussel · since 1937
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Name of an establishment of B.A. · Computer programming · Leuven · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BA plus · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Ban'Ankiso · Other social work without accommodation · Arlon · since 2023
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Sound recording · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BelArts · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association belgo-africaine de Presse et Communication · Brussel · since 1997