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Name check

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.

“ZODUS”

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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ZODUS same name
    Joinery installation · Gent · since 2017
  • Zodus Animals very similar
    Veterinary services · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • MODUS very similar
    Other business support services · Deinze · since 1989
  • MODUS very similar
    Abbreviation of ALTER MODUS VIVENDI · General electrical installation work · Lasne · since 1993
  • KODUS very similar
    Name of an establishment of LDC - Construction industrielle · Development of residential building projects · Oreye · since 2014
  • MODUS (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2018
  • Codus very similar
    Abbreviation of Codus Call Of Duty United Soldiers · Eeklo · since 2017
  • MODUS (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · since 1981
  • NODUS very similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Maarkedal · since 2024
  • MODUS very similar
    Activities of building architects · Destelbergen · since 2025

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