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.
“SCODEX”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Fernelmont · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Ukkel · since 1974
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Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT EXPORT · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 1998
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1999
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Computer programming · Putte · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Walhain · since 2002
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Waterloo · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Office de Distribution et d'Exportation · Ukkel · since 1969