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.
“Elpie”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Menen · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Bredene · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
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Other business support services · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Bever · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1982
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mouscron · since 2006
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Poperinge · since 2026
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lille · since 1975
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Charleroi · since 2000
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Vinkel · since 1992
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Enghien · since 2018
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Other education · since 2020
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · since 2022
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Vorst · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Pelt · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Meise · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ETUDES, LOGICIELS ET PROGRAMMATION · Computer programming · Oudergem · since 1993
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Koksijde · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of WINTMOLDERS E.L.P. · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Halle · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Profondeville · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 1992
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Thuin · since 2000
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Zottegem · since 2026
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Dental practice · since 2021