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.
“COSYTEX”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tournai · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Gent · since 1946
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Weven van textiel · Zwevegem · since 1969
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Namur · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Joinery installation · Havelange · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of TAKE CARE FOOD 1 · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2014
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Abbreviation of COSY AIDE A DOMICILE · Ans · since 2016
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Abbreviation of COSY-asbl · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 1983
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Retail sale of footwear · Liège · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of NECOTEX · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Destelbergen · since 1992
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1992