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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.

“Cosan”

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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).
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Same or very similar names

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Cosan same name
    Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 2019
  • COSANA very similar
    Charleroi · since 2026
  • C.O.S.A.J. very similar
    Abbreviation of COORDINATION DE SERVICES AUX ASSOCIATION DU SECTEURS DES ORGANISATIONS DE JEUNESSE ET DES CENTRES DE JEUNES · Brussel · since 1998
  • COSAR very similar
    Abbreviation of COLLECTIF DU SIX AVRIL 1994 RWANDA · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
  • CO.S.A.C. very similar
    Abbreviation of COMITE SOLIDARITE ET ACTIONS COUILLETOISES · Charleroi · since 2001
  • Cosas very similar
    Other financial services · Retie · since 2020
  • Cosar very similar
    Kortrijk · since 2020
  • CoSav very similar
    Abbreviation of SAVEURS et COULEURS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Binche · since 2010
  • COSAS very similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
  • COSAB very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2023
  • cosar (sole trader) very similar
    Activities of interior architects · since 2023
  • COS-AD very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
  • Cosman very similar
    Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2017
  • ECOSAN very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Diepenbeek · since 2010
  • COLSAN very similar
    Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Courcelles · since 2004
  • Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · since 2024
  • CORSAN very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 1985
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • COSA similar
    Abbreviation of COMPUTER SERVICE ASSOCIATION · Computer programming · Maldegem · since 1989
  • COSA similar
    Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2000
  • COSA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2014
  • COSA similar
    Plumbing work · Gent · since 2022
  • CoSA similar
    Abbreviation of Collectief van Senegalese in Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • COLOSAN similar
    Office administrative and support services · Mons · since 2012
  • COSANAR similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
  • Physiotherapy · since 2019
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
  • COSAWI similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Beauvechain · since 2018
  • Cosado similar
    Other business support services · Rotselaar · since 2019
  • Cosame similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2019
  • COSAMA similar
    Activities of building architects · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
  • Cosaar similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2022
  • COSALI similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 2010
  • COS similar
    Antwerpen · since 1987
  • C.O.S. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 1998
  • CoS similar
    Abbreviation of CoStudy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
  • COS similar
    Abbreviation of CONSULTING OFFICES & SERVICES · Activities of interior architects · Thuin · since 2008
  • COS similar
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Oudenaarde · since 2008
  • COS similar
    Abbreviation of Centrum voor Orthodontie Schilde · Schilde · since 2024
  • Other business support services · since 2025
  • CoS similar
    Abbreviation of Church Of Speed · Activities of other sports clubs · Opwijk · since 2025
  • COS ASBL similar
    Abbreviation of Comptoir Open Source ASBL · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2026
  • COSA NOSTRA similar
    Philippeville · since 1989
  • COSA NOSTRA similar
    Name of an establishment of CN & CM · Cafés and bars · Pajottegem · since 1995
  • Cosa Nostra similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Alken · since 2023
  • Hacosan similar
    Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1968
  • COS ALBA similar
    Courcelles · since 1996
  • COSABEL similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2001
  • Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · since 2014
  • COSYN An similar
    Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2018
  • CO-SALES similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2019
  • Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2022
  • COSAREC similar
    Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Hooglede · since 2022
  • Decosan similar
    Plumbing work · Arendonk · since 2008
  • Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2017
  • Wecosan similar
    Plumbing work · Zele · since 2009
  • COS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2021
  • Atcosan similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Geel · since 2025

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