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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.

“CAWAP”

An active company already has this name

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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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CAWAP same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2014
  • CA-WAPI very similar
    Abbreviation of la Ceinture Alimentaire de la Wallonie picarde · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Tournai · since 2020
  • CAWaB very similar
    Abbreviation of Collectif Accessibilité Wallonie Bruxelles · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Evere · since 2016
  • DAWAP very similar
    Advertising agencies · Schaarbeek · since 2002
  • CAAAP very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2012
  • Cowap very similar
    Anzegem · since 2005
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CAWA similar
    Kontich · since 1987
  • CAWA similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geraardsbergen · since 2002
  • CAWA similar
    Abbreviation of Cat Wellness Association · Fernelmont · since 2013
  • Cawa similar
    Vocational training · Liège · since 2023
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of CAP-CARPET-LAND PROJECT DEPARTEMENT · Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Asse · since 1952
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Centrale d'Assistance et de Protection Juridique · Brussel · since 1968
  • CAW similar
    Abbreviation of Comité voor Artistieke Werking Arte et Labore · Antwerpen · since 1969
  • C.A.P similar
    Abbreviation of Centre d'Aeromodelisme de Pepinster · Verviers · since 1981
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of COVER ART PHOTO · Liège · since 1985
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ACTUALISATION DU POTENTIEL · Mons · since 1987
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre d'Animation paroissiale · Liège · since 1989
  • CAP similar
    Real estate agency activities · Deinze · since 1991
  • C.A.P similar
    Abbreviation of Coordinatieteam Antwerpen voor Psychodiagnostiek · Brasschaat · since 1992
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre d'Astrologie pratique · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1996
  • CAP similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1996
  • C.A.P. similar
    Westerlo · since 1997
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of CONSEIL EN AMELIORATION DE PERFORMANCES · Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2000
  • C.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of CAP PURCHASING SOLUTIONS · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Herstal · since 2000
  • C.A.P. similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Drogenbos · since 2002
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of Competitive Athlete Practice · Gistel · since 2013
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of CABINET D’ARCHITECTURE PIGEOLET · Activities of building architects · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of COACHING FOR ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE · Other education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of Garage Carrosserie Cap · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of Cross Arts Promotion · Other amusement and recreation activities · Charleroi · since 2017
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • CAW similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2019
  • C-AW similar
    Abbreviation of Celestia Antwerp · Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of Comité d'animation profondevillois · Profondeville · since 2022
  • C.A.P. similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Soignies · since 2002
  • CAP+ similar
    Abbreviation of CAPPLUS · Business and other management consultancy · Juprelle · since 2011
  • CAP similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2012
  • CAP similar
    Abbreviation of Centre d'Animation et de Pédagogie · Ukkel · since 2005
  • C.A.P similar
    Abbreviation of CAPAS SPORT · Brussel · since 2024
  • C.A.W. similar
    Abbreviation of Conservatoire Avicole Wallon · Chimay · since 2025
  • CAWARRA similar
    Employment placement agencies · Lubbeek · since 2001
  • CarSwap similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kortenberg · since 2025
  • C.A.W. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Parentesis, Centrum voor Algemeen Welzijnswerk · Mortsel · since 1995
  • CAW similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of LIONET · Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Malle · since 2010

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