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.
“SOANE”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1996
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2016
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Computer programming · Rumst · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Logging · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Merchtem · since 2014
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Leuven · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Zaventem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ardooie · since 2026
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of SO Architecture · Activities of building architects · Waterloo · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Street of Art · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SALSA OPEN AIR · Other amusement and recreation activities · Ans · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Editions Soliane · Anderlecht · since 2014