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.
“Socharco”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1970
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Lincent · since 2020
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Mechelen · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Oupeye · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2019
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1980
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1997
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Abbreviation of SoChart International · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Ukkel · since 2012
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Vaduz · since 1977
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Handel in elektriciteit · Deinze · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2019
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of AUTO SATELLITES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fleurus · since 1976
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2002
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Other information service activities · Essen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of HARCO GROUP · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Elsene · since 2001
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2019
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Brussel · since 2019
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Painting of buildings · Herentals · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale des Charbons · Charleroi · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Société Coloniale et Commerciale · Antwerpen · since 1932