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“PAPO”

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Same or very similar names

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  • PAPO same name
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Putte · since 1990
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PAPOU similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 1993
  • Sole trader similar
    Verwerking en conservering van fruit, exclusief productie van diepgevroren fruit · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
  • PAP similar
    Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Theux · since 1993
  • P.A.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Passionate about Packaging · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Aalst · since 2020
  • PAP similar
    Abbreviation of Papeti · since 2022
  • Panapo similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lokeren · since 2024
  • PAPOUZ similar
    Retail sale of games and toys · Nandrin · since 2025
  • PA' POELE similar
    Name of an establishment of CUELENAERE KOELTECHNIEK · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Maldegem · since 2018
  • Papotes similar
    Computer programming · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2022
  • Papa Pool similar
    Name of an establishment of C.M.H.R. Consult · Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Gembloux · since 2011
  • P.A.P.E. similar
    Abbreviation of PATRIMOINE ARTISTIQUE,PEDAGOGIQUE,EDUCATIF · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1978
  • PAPS similar
    Mechelen · since 1989
  • PAPY similar
    Name of an establishment of Patrick BERGERET · General construction of residential buildings · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1993
  • P.A.P.S. similar
    Abbreviation of PLAN D'ACQUISITION DE PATRIMOINE EN SOCIETE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2000
  • PAPR similar
    Name of an establishment of SIMPL. · Graphic design and visual communication · Ganshoren · since 2015
  • Papi similar
    Barendrecht · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Painting of buildings · since 2023
  • PAPE similar
    Abbreviation of PARRAINAGE PERSONNALISE · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
  • PAPS similar
    Abbreviation of P’tites Abeilles Pluri Services · General cleaning of buildings · Sombreffe · since 2021
  • PAPI similar
    Abbreviation of PAPI FAMILY · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Evergem · since 2023
  • PAPY similar
    Name of an establishment of BERIL · Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Painting of buildings · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2004
  • PAPA POULE similar
    Name of an establishment of KMBA · Full-service restaurants · Braine-le-Château · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
  • PAPE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1984
  • PAPC similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Cafés and bars · Farciennes · since 2015

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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