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.
“ELCICOM”
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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2016
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of BOUWHEER DEVELOPMENT GROUP · Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Boortmeerbeek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Aalst · since 1989
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Monnickendam · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · Bree · since 1994
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Jabbeke · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Ecole Liégeoise de Comédie Musicale · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · since 2023
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of CIBLE COMMUNICATION · Advertising agencies · Blégny · since 1994
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980