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“SOBS”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SOBS same name
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
  • SOB similar
    Abbreviation of Société Orl Barriat · Esneux · since 2022
  • SOB similar
    Abbreviation of Somalisch Oostende Bestuur · Oostende · since 2026
  • SOBO similar
    Brugge · since 1989
  • SOBE similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Evere · since 1990
  • So!Be similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2015
  • SOBO similar
    Name of an establishment of BRUGS TRANSITIE PLATFORM · Other business support services · Brugge · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1993
  • SOBO similar
    Name of an establishment of G97 · Event catering · Kortrijk · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
  • SOBH similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2025
  • S.O.B.I. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Stichting voor Ontwikkeling van Biotechnologie en Implantatie van technologie · Aartselaar · since 1988
  • SOBA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 1997
  • SoBo similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Ranst · since 2018

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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