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.
“SWALA”
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.
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Vervaardiging van producten van vezelcement · Burdinne · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2019
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Brecht · since 2002
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Computer programming · Herent · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2002
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hasselt · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Computer programming · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2014
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Operation of sports facilities · Dilbeek · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Segway Antwerpen · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuven · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Architype · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE WALLONNE DE LOCATION DE MATERIEL ET D'EXPLOITATION DE CARRIERES · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de overige winning van delfstoffen · Braine-le-Comte · since 1986
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Retail sale of footwear · Halle · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of MARESCHAL-MATHY & FILS · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of SABENA WORLD AIRLINES · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Schilderwerken Wilmot Alex · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 2020