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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.

“SOTAM”

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  • 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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SOTAM same name
    Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
  • SOTAX very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 1990
  • SOTAC very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'OXYCOUPAGE ET DE TRANSFORMATION DES ACIERS · Coating of metals · Walcourt · since 1995
  • SOTAF very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • SOTAY very similar
    Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Oupeye · since 2010
  • SOTAX AG very similar
    Aesch BL · since 2000
  • SO Tax very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Aywaille · since 2024
  • SORAM very similar
    Abbreviation of Société de Recherches et d'Applications Médicales S.A. · Geneve · since 1974
  • SOFAM very similar
    Abbreviation of Multimedia Maatschappij van de Auteurs van de Visuele Kunsten · Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 1979
  • NOTAM very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anhée · since 1996
  • FOTAM (sole trader) very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2009
  • SOPAM very similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2008
  • Ootam very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2025
  • SOJAM very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Trooz · since 2025
  • SOKAM very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2025
  • COTAM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Consortium des Confectionneurs de Tissus A Mailles · Brussel · since 1962
  • SOTEM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Remicourt · since 1975
  • SETAM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Chimay · since 1981
  • SETAM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SERVICES TECHNIQUES ADMINISTRATIFS ET DE MANAGEMENT · Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Manage · since 1994
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • S.O.T.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Secretariat et Organisation de Travaux Administratifs · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Mons · since 1990
  • Sota similar
    Verhuur en lease van tenten · Aalter · since 2020
  • Other personal services · since 2023
  • SOTAYA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
  • SOT similar
    Abbreviation of Serskampse Oldtimer Tour · Wichelen · since 2019
  • Sotarco similar
    Vaduz · since 1977
  • SOMATAM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2013
  • So Tasty similar
    Event catering · Herzele · since 2013
  • Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
  • SOTAsup similar
    Abbreviation of State of the Arts Support · Brussel · since 2020
  • Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
  • OTAM similar
    Abbreviation of OTGONBAYAR & TEMCHIHUU ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE · Materials recovery from waste · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • So Tasty similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of D&A So Tasty · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2016

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