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.
“Raps bv”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Kulmbach · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Société des Professionnels des Affaires réglementaires - Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society · Brussel · since 1989
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Best · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Regulatory Affairs Professionals Sociéty Europe · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2019
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since 2013
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Other photographic activities · since 2018
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Recherche-Action sur la Psychiatrie et les Alternatives/L'autre lieu · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of LEXIAGO · Coating of metals · Nivelles · since 1985
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Hasselt · since 1989
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Oudergem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Race Activiteiten en Promoties · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Rent-a-Priest - Emmaüs · Wingene · since 2001
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Abbreviation of REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROJECT · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2014
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Zulte · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Péruwelz · since 1987
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Brussel · since 1996
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Diest · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Royale Amicale des Pêcheurs de Forriéres · Nassogne · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Fleurus · since 2014
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Lanaken · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2001
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1988
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1985