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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.

“ERU”

An active company already has this name

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • E.R.U. same name
    Abbreviation of Centre d'études et de recherches urbaines · Activities of building architects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975
  • ERU same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ERUS similar
    Office administrative and support services · Tervuren · since 1988
  • Physiotherapy · since 2015
  • EeRu similar
    Bouw van boven- en ondergrondse spoorwegen · Wetteren · since 2020
  • ERUPY similar
    Charleroi · since 1987
  • ERUTI AG similar
    Duggingen 4202 · since 1995
  • ERUCO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zonnebeke · since 2014
  • Erbru similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of Entente de la Resistance de Woluwe Saint Lambert · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1945
  • E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of ELISABETH RESIDENCE · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Chaudfontaine · since 1997
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of El Rio · Sports and recreation education · Malmedy · since 2015
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of ENERGY REMODELING · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Olen · since 2016
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of EAGLE RISE · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2017
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of Exclusive roofs · Roofing work · Brasschaat · since 2020
  • E-R similar
    Abbreviation of Etre-Re · Anderlecht · since 2021
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of EVASION RIVERSIDE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2012
  • ER³ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2024
  • E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Éclair Royal · Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2024
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of EstheRudi · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • ER similar
    Abbreviation of Empire Rising · La Hulpe · since 2026
  • E_R similar
    Abbreviation of ESPACE RUIMTE · Ukkel · since 2026
  • ER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2003

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