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.
“SOFIREST”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Hoeilaart · since 1987
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Luxembourg · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE FIDUCIAIRE DE GESTION · Nandrin · since 2012
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1990
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Verviers · since 1983
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Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1988
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · Esneux · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Société d'Exploitation de restaurants · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1962
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Physiotherapy · Oosterzele · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Torhout · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Menen · since 2003
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Freight transport by road · Buggenhout · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1995
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Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Herent · since 2017
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Other education · since 2024
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2003
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Antwerpen · since 1967