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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“SUDESA”

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.

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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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SUDESA same name
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2011
  • SODESA very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1989
  • Employment placement agencies · since 1990
  • AUDESA very similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR L'USAGE ET LA DEFENSE DU SAUCISSON D'ARDENNE · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2004
  • S.U.D.E.S. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE UNIVERSELLE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET STRATEGIQUE · Mouscron · since 1998
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SUDE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bouillon · since 1995
  • SUDE similar
    Event catering · Pajottegem · since 2009
  • S.U.DER similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE USSEGLIO - DEVOS ETUDES ET REALISATIONS · Valenciennes · since 1984
  • SUDEL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 1996
  • SUDE 38 similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Hasselt · since 2018
  • SUDELI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2023
  • DESA similar
    Waasmunster · since 1963
  • DESA similar
    Schelle · since 1987
  • DESA similar
    Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2022
  • DESA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Kontich · since 1985

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