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.
“SOTAY”
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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Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Oupeye · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 1990
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'OXYCOUPAGE ET DE TRANSFORMATION DES ACIERS · Coating of metals · Walcourt · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Aesch BL · since 2000
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Aywaille · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Oupeye · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2016
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Wetteren · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Neupré · since 2026
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Secretariat et Organisation de Travaux Administratifs · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Mons · since 1990
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Aalter · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Serskampse Oldtimer Tour · Wichelen · since 2019
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Vaduz · since 1977
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Event catering · Herzele · since 2013
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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Abbreviation of State of the Arts Support · Brussel · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of D&A So Tasty · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2016