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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.

“RESPARO”

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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • RESPARO same name
    Thuin · since 1989
  • RESPA-RS very similar
    Forging of metal · Baelen · since 2021
  • REPARO very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 2009
  • Respiro very similar
    Specialist medical practice · Lennik · since 2014
  • RESPIRO very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Wachtebeke · since 2010
  • RESPIRO very similar
    Fitness centres · Rotselaar · since 2007
  • Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • RESPA similar
    Abbreviation of Real-Estate-Square-Partners · since 2021
  • RESPAN similar
    Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · Kontich · since 1993
  • Respace similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2024
  • RESPAWN similar
    Activities of head offices · Beersel · since 2026

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