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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“SOCATIL”

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.

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SOCATIL same name
    Floor and wall tiling · Esneux · since 1985
  • Socawil very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SoCat similar
    Veterinary services · Braine-le-Château · since 2022
  • SO CAT similar
    Tourist information services · La Hulpe · since 2007
  • SOCATIMMO similar
    Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2007
  • SOCATRA similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 1967
  • SOCATHE similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1983
  • SOCATEC similar
    Abbreviation of Société Coopérative d'Agences techniques et commerciales · Ukkel · since 1984
  • SOCA similar
    Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 1986
  • SOCA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
  • SOCA similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schilde · since 1995
  • So Ca similar
    Activities of holding companies · Esneux · since 2016
  • Soca similar
    Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Londerzeel · since 2018
  • SocA similar
    Andere drinkgelegenheden · Leuven · since 2018
  • Socal similar
    Abbreviation of Société coopérative carolorégienne pour le Développement du Logement et de la Construction · Charleroi · since 1970
  • Socal SA similar
    Lausanne · since 1971
  • SOCAH similar
    Abbreviation of Socialistische Actie Hamme · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1977
  • SOCAM similar
    Petange · since 1986
  • SOCAF similar
    Ciney · since 1986
  • SOCAF similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE FUNERAIRE · Funeral services · Courcelles · since 2000
  • SO CAR similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · since 2022
  • SOTIL similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Hasselt · since 2024

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