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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.

“4SD”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • 4SD same name
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Essen · since 2016
  • 4SD C very similar
    Abbreviation of 4SD Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • 4S similar
    Abbreviation of 4SEMPER GLOBAL · Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Elsene · since 1985
  • Logistics services · since 2019
  • 4S similar
    Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mouscron · since 2022
  • 4S similar
    Name of an establishment of 4S-SUNDRY SUPPORT SYSTEMS & SERVICES · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2005
  • 4S similar
    Abbreviation of 4SEASONS · Liège · since 2025
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2026

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