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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.

“AELLES”

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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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AELLES same name
    General electrical installation work · Aalst · since 2024
  • AELLE very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • Apelles very similar
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Hasselt · since 2019
  • ELLES very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2018
  • Celle's very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • Nelles very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • Belles very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1968
  • Belle's (sole trader) very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2019
  • BELLE'S very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General cleaning of buildings · Kortrijk · since 2012
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • AIRELLES similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
  • Arabelle’s similar
    Name of an establishment of In2Marketing · Advertising agencies · Zwevegem · since 2013
  • Antr'elles similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1998
  • Amarelles similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of DEVLOP PROMOTIONS IMMOBILIERES · Development of non-residential building projects · Namur · since 2017

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