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.
“ELSA BOUW”
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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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Zemst · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Oosterzele · since 2019
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Abbreviation of THE EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION · Elsene · since 2000
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Youth work associations · Amsterdam · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of ELSA EU · Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 2011
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2009
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2019
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Other construction installation · Aartselaar · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Boortmeerbeek · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2017
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Koekelberg · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022