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.
“SOCOTEC”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1977
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale et Technique · Elsene · since 1961
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Market research and public opinion polling · Chaudfontaine · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 1982
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Basel · since 1987
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Benfeld · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Société Coopérative d'Agences techniques et commerciales · Ukkel · since 1984
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2019
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 1966
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Risk and damage evaluation · Liège · since 2004
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Howals · since 2002
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE TECHNIQUE DE COMMERCIALISATION LE PARNASSE · Nice · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 2015
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Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · since 2026
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Verviers · since 1968
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Cafés and bars · Blégny · since 1976
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Juprelle · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · De Haan · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of AUTO SATELLITES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fleurus · since 1976
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2002
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Other information service activities · Essen · since 2018
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Computer programming · Izegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Société de Construction et de Travaux publics · PANAMA · since 1950
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Roofing work · Burg-Reuland · since 1985
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE COOPERATIVE DE TRAFIC ET D'AFFRETEMENT · Charleroi · since 1987
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Logging · Ciney · since 1987
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Abbreviation of PROMOTION CONSTRUCTION ET TECHNIQUES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 1991
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Namur · since 1992
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Abbreviation of SERVICE CONSULTANCE TECHNIQUE · Public relations and communication consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1994
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Activities of building architects · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Zulte · since 2022
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2026
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Oreye · since 1973
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General electrical installation work · Foetz · since 1979
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Liège · since 1981
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Waterloo · since 1989
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Other business support services · Torhout · since 1996
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Argenteuil · since 2011
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Dental practice · Brasschaat · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Ranst · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mouscron · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale Parmentier · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Société Coloniale et Commerciale · Antwerpen · since 1932