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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.

“ELEFIN”

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

11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ELEFIN same name
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Dendermonde · since 2008
  • ELEFIX very similar
    Other construction installation · Mechelen · since 2021
  • ELEAFIN very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Rixensart · since 2013
  • MELEFIN very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2006
  • ELFIN (sole trader) very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
  • ELFIN very similar
    Name of an establishment of ELFIN DENTAL · Dental practice · Kontich · since 2011
  • ESEFIN very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 1998
  • ELIFIN very similar
    Luxembourg · since 1997
  • EYE-FIN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • ELIFIN very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Grimbergen · since 2005
  • ELEFAN very similar
    Compositie van muziek · Etterbeek · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2022
  • ELEFINTAX similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-le-Comte · since 2025
  • EFIN similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Torhout · since 2000
  • EFIN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INCLUSION NETWORK · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010

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