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.
“SOGENEL”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of OD Dentistes · Dental practice · Gembloux · since 1977
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Liège · since 1990
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Messancy · since 1990
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Société générale d'Affaires financières, immobilières, commerciales et industrielles · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 1969
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Gent · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Namur · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · Charleroi · since 2001
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Web portal activities · Rebecq · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Société générale Immobilière Européenne · Walcourt · since 1967
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Activities of holding companies · Rixensart · since 2000
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Fleurus · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Schaarbeek · since 1988
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE GESTION D'ETABLISSEMENTS DE REPOS · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Mons · since 1988
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Rueil Malmaison · since 1990
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Société de Gestion et d'Etudes fiscales · Other legal services · Liège · since 2011
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Abbreviation of GRUPPO SOGES S.p.a. · TORINO · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Société Générale de Constructions et Batiments · Neufchâteau · since 1968
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Brussel · since 1979