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.
“ELASCA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2013
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Flémalle · since 2016
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Lokeren · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LASER APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS · Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Mouscron · since 1989
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Machining of metals · Genk · since 2019
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Combined facilities support activities · Lokeren · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Elaboration de Système · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sprimont · since 1990
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Kuurne · since 2022
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Insulation installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Elsene · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging der Vrije Haarkappers · Antwerpen · since 1965
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE ET CULTURELLE AL HAMBRA · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Academy of Stage Combat Arts · Sports and recreation education · Schaarbeek · since 2025