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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CLAP34”

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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CLAP34 same name
    Other education · Liège · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • C.L.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Comité local d'animation et de promotion Bergilers-Saint-Christophe · Oreye · since 1991
  • Clap! asbl similar
    Abbreviation of Clap! Association Sans But Lucratif · Elsene · since 2015
  • CLAP similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mol · since 2019
  • C.L.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE DE L'AIR-PUR · Chaudfontaine · since 2005
  • CLAPS similar
    Other business support services · Steenokkerzeel · since 2019
  • CLAPP similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Evergem · since 2012
  • C.L.A.P.P. similar
    Physiotherapy · Rixensart · since 2007
  • CLAPAT similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2015
  • Clap-In similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2023
  • CLAPPS similar
    Computer programming · Liège · since 2024

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