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.
“ELNAT”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Braine-le-Comte · since 2007
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Erpe-Mere · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ECOLE DE SANTE HOLISTIQUE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Meerhout · since 1997
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Pelt · since 2023
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Wingene · since 1994
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Veurne · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Elektriciteit Neyens · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Gistel · since 2010
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010