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.
“Soft&Sound”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Computer programming · Beringen · since 2001
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Halle · since 1999
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · since 2007
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Liège · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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since 1990
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Abbreviation of SERVICE D'ORIENTATION DES FAMILLES ET DE THERAPIE · Other social work without accommodation · Huy · since 2001
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 2000
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2026
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Zonhoven · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of SOFT and SHINE · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Schilde · since 1997
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Brussel · since 1998
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Performing arts by independent artists · Aalter · since 2024