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.
“Ppak”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Antwerpen · since 2014
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association de Police pour la Protection des Animaux · Yvoir · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Club Pétanque Peterbos Anderlecht · Anderlecht · since 1975
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kraainem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of PLONGEURS PROFESSIONNELS ASSOCIES · Other personal services · Ukkel · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1990
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Perspectives Panafricaines Association · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Petrick Performing Arts · Gent · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2014
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Psycholoog Pinar Akar · Genk · since 2022
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Other technical testing and analysis · Lier · since 2009
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La Louvière · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Nieuwpoort · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Palestinian Public Affairs Council · Rebecq · since 2020
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since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Wellin · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Kelmis · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2001
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2020