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.
“ERAEX”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Maaseik · since 2015
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Paris · since 2016
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Hengelo · since 1985
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Inzameling van gevaarlijk afval · since 1997
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EXPLOITATION RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION · Business and other management consultancy · Visé · since 1990
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since 1998
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Abbreviation of European Rabbit Association · Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ENVIRONNEMENT RESSOURCES AMENAGEMENT · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Ukkel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Europese Rechtsakademie te Trier · Trier · since 1992
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Abbreviation of European Road Adventure · Mechelen · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Etudes, Recherches et Applications · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1981
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA DEFENSE DU MONDE RURAL · Etterbeek · since 1991