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.
“KELSEN”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Amel · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of Camera5 · Production of cinema films · Evere · since 1990
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Leuven · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of ELSEN - interieur op maat · Joinery installation · Aarschot · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of JEAN ELSEN ET SES FILS · Wholesale of other household goods · Etterbeek · since 2003
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Westerlo · since 1977
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1983
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schilde · since 2002
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kasterlee · since 2016
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Mechelen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2023
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · since 2017
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Heusden-Zolder · since 2006
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2025