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.
“GAPARI”
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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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Balen · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenaken · since 2025
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Abbreviation of General Aviation Professionnal Association of Belgium · Brussel · since 1979
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Kontich · since 2016
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Abbreviation of POUR LA PROMOTION DE L'ARTISANAT RURAL ET INDUSTRIEL · Etterbeek · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Pédagogies actives, recherches et initiatives · Youth work associations · Liège · since 1989
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Paris · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2023
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · Brasschaat · since 2026