Name check
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.
“SOCIUS”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Socius – Steunpunt Sociaal-Cultureel Werk · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of AGILE MANAGEMENT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Other financial services · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Brugge · since 1996
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Activities of lawyers · Heusden-Zolder · since 2007
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale et Industrielle · Kinshasa · since 1970
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Gent · since 1998
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2022
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Antwerpen · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of AsterX Consult · Cafés and bars · Aartselaar · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Société Immobilière et Garage de Jambes · Assesse · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Société pour la Rénovation urbaine · Schaarbeek · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1981
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Namur · since 1987
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Vermogensbeheer · Charleroi · since 2014
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Brussel · since 1954
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE POUR LE COMMERCE D'IMMEUBLES ET D'AUTOS · Elsene · since 1952