Skip to content

Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“KAPATO”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • KAPATO same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2010
  • Apato (sole trader) very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
  • Vervaardiging van schoeisel · since 2016
  • SAPATO very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Lier · since 2018
  • KAPACO very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aartselaar · since 2020
  • KAPITO ! very similar
    Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 2005
  • ZAPATO very similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Kasterlee · since 2005
  • KAPARO very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2024
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Kato similar
    Lokeren · since 1980
  • KAPA similar
    Schilde · since 1988
  • K.A.T.O. similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Berlaar · since 1994
  • KAPA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Jabbeke · since 1999
  • KAPA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2014
  • Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2002
  • KATO similar
    Employment placement agencies · Wijnegem · since 2017
  • KAPA similar
    Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2018
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2018
  • Advertising agencies · since 1999
  • KATO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2018
  • Kapatak similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Grobbendonk · since 2019
  • KAPA similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Zutendaal · since 2019
  • Kato similar
    Abbreviation of Kato architectuur · Activities of building architects · Kapellen · since 2022
  • Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2010
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
  • KAPAS similar
    Name of an establishment of BELGIUM DELI · Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 1990
  • KAPAI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zandhoven · since 2020
  • KAPAK similar
    Freight transport by road · Koekelberg · since 2022
  • KAPA TRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • Kapani similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1976
  • KAPAAL similar
    Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Anderlecht · since 2013
  • KAPASA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Steenokkerzeel · since 2013
  • Kapaza B.V. similar
    Amsterdam Zuidoost · since 2016
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
  • KAPARA similar
    Abbreviation of Kids Association Athénée Royal Ath · Péruwelz · since 2018
  • KAPA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Saint-Nicolas · since 1988
  • PATO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herent · since 2004

Next steps