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.
“SOUTRA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ukkel · since 2005
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Freight transport by road · Boom · since 2020
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Schilde · since 2026
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Abbreviation of SOTRA AVOCATS-ADVOCATEN · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 1980
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 2009
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Elsene · since 1969
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Machining of metals · Neupré · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of BLOC GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Herent · since 2023