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.
“WM Elan”
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
27 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Zwevegem · since 1923
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Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Hoogstraten · since 1996
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since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ZELFHULP-LEERGROEP ELAN · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Oosterhout · since 1993
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Nursing and midwifery · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2000
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Brussel · since 2002
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of DE PREZ MARCEL EN GUNTHER · Retail sale of footwear · Geraardsbergen · since 1972
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Grimbergen · since 2015
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · Kalmthout · since 2021
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General medical practice · Brugge · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Merchtem · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1967
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1965
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of European Literacy for All Network · Other membership organisations · Mons · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2024
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Kraainem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LINER AGENCIES NETWORK · Antwerpen · since 1997
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2011