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.
“SODOS”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Plumbing work · Genk · since 2003
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Other education · since 2014
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Name of an establishment · Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Gent · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zulte · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Joinery installation · Gistel · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Advertising agencies · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Quaregnon · since 2019
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 1975
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Travel agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Sainte-Ode Demain · Tourist information services · Sainte-Ode · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Zwemclub S.O.S. · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Gent · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Snelste Oostendse Sleepdienst · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Oostende · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Save Our Souls · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Deinze · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Samedi On Sort · Anhée · since 2012
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Abbreviation of STARS ON STAGE · Performing arts by independent artists · Genk · since 2014
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Abbreviation of VZW Steenweg op stelten · Dendermonde · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of SOS LIMOUSINE · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Asse · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SHARED OFFICE SERVICE · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Secret of Success · Literary creation · Manage · since 2019
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Duffel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ANNIVA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · La Louvière · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Shine on Stage · Blégny · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SOURCE OF SUCCESS · Office administrative and support services · Tienen · since 2023
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Crisnée · since 1991
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Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of EYES-SCREEN · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Ouders die opnieuw starten · Other social work without accommodation · Leuven · since 2016
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Market research and public opinion polling · Flobecq · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Samen Ontspanning en Sport · Pajottegem · since 1982