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“Cools, Sam”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2002
  • COOLS very similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · Lommel · since 1986
  • COOLS very similar
    Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Retie · since 1997
  • COOLS very similar
    Cultural education · Menen · since 2019
  • Cools very similar
    Name of an establishment of BY COBRA · Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Izegem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of interior architects · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of lawyers · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer programming · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Joinery installation · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Cultural education · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Finishing of textiles · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2024
  • Cool S similar
    Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Proefboren en boren · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2018
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    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
  • COOLS SIMON similar
    Gent · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2026
  • Cools.be similar
    Name of an establishment of Verwarmingsdiscount COOLS · Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Brugge · since 1976
  • CO.OL similar
    Plumbing work · Etterbeek · since 1987
  • COOL similar
    Mixed farming · Gistel · since 1991
  • Cools Segers similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2019
  • COOLS STEVEN similar
    Joinery installation · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Floor and wall tiling · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1993
  • COOL similar
    Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2005
  • CO-OL similar
    Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Wevelgem · since 2024
  • CooL similar
    Abbreviation of Coopération Locale · Limbourg · since 2024
  • COOL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Mortsel · since 2019

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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