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.
“HAP AW”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General medical practice · Roeselare · since 2024
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Amersfoort · since 1976
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Willemstad · since 2017
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Abbreviation of HUISARTSENPRAKTIJK ANNEMIEKE CLAES · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2006
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Abbreviation of THE HAPPY ANIMAL PLANET · Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Herentals · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Abbreviation of HELICOFIN · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Heers · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bredene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HÉRITAGE ARTISTIQUE PROFESSIONNEL · Hairdressing and barber services · Clavier · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HUSSELMAN · Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Braine-le-Comte · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CARWELLNESS · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kontich · since 2006
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Abbreviation of American Horse Passion · Quiévrain · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Hantson Law · Activities of lawyers · Destelbergen · since 2021
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Veterinary services · Zoersel · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DELTA FOODS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Harzer Apparatewerke K.G. - Schwemann und Althoff · Bornum /Harz/ · since 1968
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Hulshout · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Beerse · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Association des piégeurs autorisés de Wallonie · La Louvière · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zaventem · since 2006