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“STAPS”

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Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STAPS same name
    Plastering work · Stekene · since 1988
  • STAP D very similar
    AMSTERDAM · since 2014
  • Stapa very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Lubbeek · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Web portal activities · since 2026
  • STRAPS very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Engis · since 1986
  • SNT APS very similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · AALBORG · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Stap similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Turnhout · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
  • STAP similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Assenede · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2026
  • STAPSTEEN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Destelbergen · since 1985
  • STAPSTEEN similar
    Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 2010
  • STATAP similar
    Market research and public opinion polling · Ronse · since 1996
  • Sta Pal similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • STAPPP similar
    Oud-Turnhout · since 2018
  • StaPal similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wijnegem · since 2011
  • STAPPO similar
    Wholesale of wines and spirits · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2012
  • STAPRO similar
    Abbreviation of STADSBADER PROMOTIONS · Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2006
  • S.T.A. similar
    Freight transport by road · Nandrin · since 1993
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SMART TICKETING ALLIANCE · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SAMEN TEGEN ARMOEDE · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of Swimming Team Aalter · Sports and recreation education · Aalter · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of Sonia Tarpy Architecture · Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2016
  • STA similar
    Abbreviation of SMART TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE · Brussel · since 2018
  • S.T.A. similar
    Abbreviation of SPADEA TRANSLATION AGENCY · Translation services · Oud-Heverlee · since 2018
  • STA similar
    Activities of lawyers · Edegem · since 2020
  • STA! similar
    Abbreviation of Safety & Technical Assistance · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2010
  • S.T.A. similar
    Joinery installation · Dessel · since 2008
  • STAPPER similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Lier · since 1991
  • Staprix similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
  • S-TAPPEN similar
    Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Buggenhout · since 2010
  • STAPHYT similar
    INCHY EN ARTOIS · since 2010
  • STAPP.IN similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Hasselt · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · since 2005
  • S.T.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE TECHNIQUE AUTOMOBILE · Namur · since 1972

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).
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