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“THOMAS STAPLETON”
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.
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Same or very similar names
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 1996
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Kapellen · since 1960
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Brussel · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1997
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La Roche sur Hyon · since 1998
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Essen · since 2001
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Bastogne · since 2015
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2025
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Kortenaken · since 2009
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Site preparation · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised design activities · Tubize · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 1976
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lochristi · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Veterinary services · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · since 2001
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.