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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“TOELAN”

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.

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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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • TOELAN same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2017
  • TOLAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2017
  • Toekan very similar
    Antwerpen · since 1983
  • Activities of lawyers · since 2012
  • Soelan very similar
    Luxembourg · since 2010
  • TOECAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2018
  • Toekan very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2022
  • Toekan very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oud-Turnhout · since 2010
  • Toelen very similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Halen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • TOEL similar
    Sports and recreation education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
  • Toels similar
    Computer programming · Staden · since 2021
  • TOELPA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 2018
  • since 2021
  • ELAN similar
    Abbreviation of ZELFHULP-LEERGROEP ELAN · Antwerpen · since 1985
  • ELAN similar
    Oosterhout · since 1993
  • ELAN similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1996
  • ELAN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2000
  • ELAN similar
    Brussel · since 2002
  • Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · since 1989
  • ELAN similar
    Name of an establishment of DE PREZ MARCEL EN GUNTHER · Retail sale of footwear · Geraardsbergen · since 1972
  • Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2010
  • ELAN similar
    Office administrative and support services · Grimbergen · since 2015
  • ELAN similar
    Other business support services · Leuven · since 2019
  • Elan similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • Elan similar
    Sports and recreation education · Kalmthout · since 2021
  • Elan similar
    General medical practice · Brugge · since 2021
  • Psychology services · since 2008
  • ELAN similar
    Development of residential building projects · Merchtem · since 2010
  • EL.AN similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2011
  • Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1967
  • Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1965
  • ELAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2006
  • ELAN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2008
  • ELAN similar
    Abbreviation of European Literacy for All Network · Other membership organisations · Mons · since 2024
  • ELAN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2024
  • ELAN+ similar
    Kraainem · since 2026
  • ELAN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LINER AGENCIES NETWORK · Antwerpen · since 1997

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