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.
“ELICA”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wichelen · since 1984
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1993
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Other business support services · Erpe-Mere · since 2010
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Kortrijk · since 1984
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Kapellen · since 1998
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Painting of buildings · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Charleroi · since 2026
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Other retail sale of food · Blankenberge · since 1991
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Waregem · since 1991
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Luxemburg · since 1993
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Other business support services · Wemmel · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Esneux · since 2016
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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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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Psychology services · Affligem · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Riemst · since 2023
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2010
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Beringen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Anzegem · since 1994
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2018
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Anderlecht · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Waregem · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Jette · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 1999
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oostende · since 2014
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BOUWHEER DEVELOPMENT GROUP · Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Elicio Vent de Sambre · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oostende · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Electronique et Informatique · Other retail sale of new goods · Merbes-le-Château · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Eric Liekens Informatica · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ECO-LOGIC INDUSTRIES · Other building finishing work · VLAARDINGEN · since 1995
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2014
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Dental practice · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Espace de Littératures Illustrées · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2017
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Abbreviation of European Lithium Institute · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 2020
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Genk · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LAW INSTITUTE · Brussel · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Tubize · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Boortmeerbeek · since 2021