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.
“EB AP BV”
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.
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Specialist medical practice · Gavere · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Europa - Brussel - Afrika · Vilvoorde · since 1990
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Abbreviation of European Borates Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of European Buggy Association · Elsene · since 1998
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Westerlo · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Experts in Business Administration · Other information service activities · Herselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Engels building assistance · Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European Biogas Association · Other information service activities · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European Buggy Association · Vorst · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · Overijse · since 2003
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN BOATMAN ASSOCIATION · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of EthioBelgium Association · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · As · since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Esther Bridge Association · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
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Abbreviation of European Business Aviation Association · Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Brussel · since 1987
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Herve · since 1995
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Abbreviation of european business angel network · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Brussel · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Clavier · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ecole Belge des Arts Thérapeutiques · Ecaussinnes · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MEBAP · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brasschaat · since 1994
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Abbreviation of EUROPEES BUREAU VOOR VOLKSONTWIKKELING - EUROPEAN BUREAU OF ADULT EDUCATION - BUREAU EUROPEEN DE L'EDUCATION POPULAIRE · Schaarbeek · since 1992