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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.

“HAPTA”

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HAPTA same name
    Other information service activities · Ukkel · since 2026
  • HEPTA very similar
    Turnhout · since 2013
  • Happa very similar
    General medical practice · Zonnebeke · since 2016
  • KAPTA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2017
  • HAPKA very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2019
  • CAPTA very similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Bilzen · since 2007
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Hap Toe similar
    Name of an establishment of TRENDYLICIOUS FOOD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2013
  • Event catering · since 2023
  • Other education · since 2019
  • Visual arts creation · since 2008
  • Haptic similar
    Visual arts creation · Mortsel · since 2011
  • HAPTIS similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Ramillies · since 2006
  • HAP similar
    Abbreviation of THE HAPPY ANIMAL PLANET · Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Herentals · since 2013
  • H-AP similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • H.A.P. similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zandhoven · since 2018
  • Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
  • HA.P similar
    Full-service restaurants · Hulshout · since 2020
  • HAP similar
    Abbreviation of HELICOFIN · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Heers · since 2021
  • HAP similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bredene · since 2022
  • H.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of HÉRITAGE ARTISTIQUE PROFESSIONNEL · Hairdressing and barber services · Clavier · since 2022
  • HAP similar
    Name of an establishment of HUSSELMAN · Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Braine-le-Comte · since 2011
  • HAP similar
    Name of an establishment of CARWELLNESS · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kontich · since 2006
  • HAP similar
    Abbreviation of American Horse Passion · Quiévrain · since 2026
  • HAPATTA similar
    Specialist medical practice · Beerse · since 2002
  • HAPTIJN similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Zandhoven · since 2011
  • A.P.T.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association du Personnel des Telecommunications Aeronautiques · Zaventem · since 1965
  • A.P.T.A. similar
    Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1975
  • HAP (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
  • HAP similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of DELTA FOODS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004

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