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.
“Sophabel”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Société Pharmaceutique belge · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
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Activities of holding companies · Tienen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DU PLASTIQUE BELGE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Grimbergen · since 1968
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Leuven · since 1992
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Aarschot · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2002
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Leuven · since 1968
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE AGRICOLE BELGE · Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Lontzen · since 1960
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Abbreviation of CHRISTOPHE - SOPIBEL - OUTILLAGE · Wholesale of machine tools · Waterloo · since 1990
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Wholesale of other household goods · Anderlecht · since 1995
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wavre · since 1997
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Namur · since 1999
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Anderlecht · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Soignants d'origine camérounaise de Belgique · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Anzegem · since 2020
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Chaudfontaine · since 2026
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Retail sale of antiques · Liège · since 1970
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Event catering · Ukkel · since 1986
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Lessines · since 1968
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Awans · since 2024