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Same or very similar names
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · Brussel · since 2019
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Zoersel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of L'ASSIETTE PLEINE-AIDE AUX DEFAVORISES · Durbuy · since 2014
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · Genk · since 2023
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2024
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Oudenaarde · since 1997
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Deerlijk · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 1992
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring van het Administratief Personeel van de Regie voor Maritiem Transport · Oostende · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Alcohol- en andere Drugproblemen · Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Vrije Arbeiders Partij · Lubbeek · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Hermalle-sous-Huy, Village des Arts du Patrimoine · Engis · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van het Arabisch paard · Balen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Acceleratie Platform · Other business support services · Gent · since 2013
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Aide aux Personnes âgées démunies · Elsene · since 1982
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Activities of other sports clubs · Berlaar · since 2021
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.