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.
“SOWIMA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Beauraing · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Meise · since 2007
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Gent · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oudergem · since 1973
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2022
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beersel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SoWiSo VZW · Visual arts creation · Brugge · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Scholengemeenschap WIJS! Secundair onderwijs · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Soumagne · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Huy · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Leuven · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Keerbergen · since 1993
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Maastricht · since 1996
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Ravels · since 1996
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Genk · since 1997
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Joinery installation · Kinrooi · since 2006