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.
“ELSTRO”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Kalmthout · since 1995
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 1988
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Zonhoven · since 1969
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 1988
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2003
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 1997
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Abbreviation of European Association of Space Technology Research Organisations · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2010
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Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoogstraten · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Essen · since 1970
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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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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2021