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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.

“SIDES”

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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

15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SIDES same name
    Activities of building architects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
  • SIDEM very similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Wevelgem · since 1983
  • SIDEX very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET D'EXPLOITATION · Wholesale of other household goods · Dinant · since 1983
  • SIDEC very similar
    Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Balen · since 1986
  • SIDEC very similar
    Antwerpen · since 1988
  • SIDEX very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lanaken · since 2018
  • SIDER very similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Antwerpen · since 2011
  • SIDEC very similar
    Abbreviation of SYSTEME ISOLATION DEBLAYAGE ETANCHEITE COFFRAGE · Other building finishing work · Brussel · since 2005
  • SIDEC very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2024
  • A-sides very similar
    Name of an establishment of VAN WILDERODE · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
  • SIMDES very similar
    Other business support services · Anzegem · since 2013
  • SIMDES very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gistel · since 2014
  • BsideS very similar
    Name of an establishment of Passus · Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2015
  • SIDERS very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2006
  • SIDEV very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE POUR L'INNOVATION ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · La Hulpe · since 1976
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • S.I.D.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Services Internationaux de Développement Economique · Elsene · since 1968
  • Side similar
    Name of an establishment of M&B · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 1962
  • SIDE similar
    Abbreviation of SERVICE INSTALLATION, DEPANNAGE ET ENTREIEN · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1998
  • SIDE similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Arendonk · since 2007
  • Activities of interior architects · since 2009
  • Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
  • side-show similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2009
  • sidesign similar
    Name of an establishment of IJskelder · Graphic design and visual communication · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
  • Sideshow similar
    Activities of head offices · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
  • Sidestep similar
    Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2024
  • Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2026
  • Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2024
  • Side Notes similar
    Hamme (Vl.) · since 2026
  • Sidech similar
    Abbreviation of Vital Materials Belgium · Vervaardiging van industriële gassen · Villers-la-Ville · since 1948
  • Sideco similar
    Chimay · since 1962
  • SIDECO similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE DE DECHETS DE CONSTRUCTION · Materials recovery from waste · Herstal · since 1992
  • SIDEMI similar
    Combined facilities support activities · Silly · since 1992
  • SiDeMa similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Roeselare · since 1993
  • SIDEVO similar
    Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Geraardsbergen · since 2013
  • SIDEMA similar
    Vauvert · since 2005
  • SIDEMA similar
    Name of an establishment of Sidéma · Computer programming · Plombières · since 2015
  • SIDE UP similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2017
  • SIDERK similar
    Joinery installation · Ukkel · since 2021
  • SIDEMO similar
    Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2012
  • SIDERO similar
    Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • Side 22 similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2024
  • General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
  • Sideri similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026
  • SID similar
    Abbreviation of Soins Informatiques divers · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
  • S.I.D. similar
    Abbreviation of SPORTINSTELLINGEN DESSEL · Operation of sports facilities · Dessel · since 1998
  • SID similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2018
  • SID similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
  • S.I.D. similar
    Gent · since 2004
  • Abbreviation of SYNDICAT D'INITIATIVE DE LOBBES · Tourist information services · Lobbes · since 2002
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • SEVENSIDES similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2026
  • SIDELCO similar
    Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1987
  • SOFIDES similar
    Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Elsene · since 1987
  • SIDERME similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ETUDE DE REALISATION DE MAINTENANCE ET D'EXPLOITATION · Caudry · since 1992
  • Sidecon similar
    General electrical installation work · Ieper · since 2015
  • SIDEHO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Intercommunale de Développement Economique et d'Aménagement du Territoire du Hainaut Occidental · Tournai · since 1968

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