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.
“SOTHO”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Niel · since 2015
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Luxembourg · since 2011
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Market research and public opinion polling · Mouscron · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 1986
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Waregem · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 1996
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Geel · since 1971
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Harelbeke · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Schoten · since 2020
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Site preparation · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Bree · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Schilde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SOUND OF THE HOUND · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Mortsel · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Soumagne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Serskampse Oldtimer Tour · Wichelen · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Vermogensbeheer · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Chaudfontaine · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE THUDINIENNE DE DISTRIBUTION · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Thuin · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2005
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Elsene · since 2003