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.
“EPAA”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Handel in elektriciteit · Kortrijk · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EURO PAN AGENCY · Vianen NB · since 1984
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Abbreviation of European Parents' Association · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION · Real estate agency activities · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van schakel- en verdeelinrichtingen · Genk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EUROPE PARK AMUSEMENT · Cafés and bars · Tintigny · since 1993
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Abbreviation of ENTRAIDE PAROISSIALE ANDERLUES · Anderlues · since 2015
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Abbreviation of association europeenne des producteurs de polyos · Other membership organisations · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIONS DES EDITEURS EUROPEENS · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2017
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Other financial services · Asse · since 2016
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Abbreviation of European Pathway Association · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Leuven · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY ANALYSIS AND ACTIVITIES · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN POKER ASSOCIATION-ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DES JOUEURS DE POKER · Etterbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of European Property Association · Real estate agency activities · Rumst · since 2006
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN PROJECTS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of European Parking Association · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 2023
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Abbreviation of En Plein Air · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mortsel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of European Producers Association · Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Epac · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Jette · since 1958
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Abbreviation of Ecole de Peinture ancienne et contemporaine · Other membership organisations · Visé · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Eglise de Pentecôte Alpha-Omega · Charleroi · since 1994
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Painting of buildings · Beersel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ENIVEON PARTNERSHIP · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2016
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Abbreviation of EP Active Partners · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of notaries · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Europese Palestijns- Arabische Jeugdverenigen · Gent · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wuustwezel · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aartselaar · since 2016
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Abbreviation of EAU PURE ADOUCIE · Tubize · since 1986
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Comines-Warneton · since 1996
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Other building finishing work · since 2013