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.
“ELSTER”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Essen · since 1970
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zonhoven · since 1987
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Brussel · since 2015
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Other retail sale of food · Asse · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Vorst · since 1990
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Asse · since 2018
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1984
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Other education · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Malle · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of E.L Services & Trading · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2022
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LONDON SE 1 7MB · since 2012
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Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Drogenbos · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 2023
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Zonhoven · since 1969
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General construction of residential buildings · Kalmthout · since 1995
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Advertising agencies · Aalst · since 2001
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Plastering work · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Hooglede · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2010
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Other personal services · since 2012