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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Code Companion”

An active company already has this name

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  • 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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Code Companion same name
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Essen · since 2021
  • COMPANION very similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oostende · since 2000
  • CODE COMPANY very similar
    Name of an establishment of CODE MANAGEMENT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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  • Sole trader similar
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  • Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • Complanion similar
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  • CODECON similar
    Other business support services · Lochristi · since 2007
  • Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • IT COMPANION similar
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  • QS Companion similar
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  • Sole trader similar
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  • KOMPANION similar
    Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • COMMPANIO similar
    Advertising agencies · Tienen · since 2022
  • Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • CODECO similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2016
  • Graphic design and visual communication · Alken · since 2016
  • Co-Deco similar
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  • Codeco similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1985
  • Real Companion similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015

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