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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.

“SWAN-C”

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.

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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

12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SWAN-C same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Londerzeel · since 2015
  • SWAN very similar
    Trade name of OUICOM · Advertising agencies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2010
  • Swan (sole trader) very similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
  • SWAN (sole trader) very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
  • SWAN very similar
    Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Montreuil · since 2019
  • Swan (sole trader) very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
  • Swan (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • Swann very similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · Peer · since 2022
  • Swana (sole trader) very similar
    Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van papier of karton · since 2022
  • SW - Ans very similar
    Name of an establishment of Mutualité Solidaris Wallonie · Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Namur · since 2009
  • SWANN (sole trader) very similar
    Other retail sale of food · since 1972
  • SWANS very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Duffel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • S-wan similar
    Brugge · since 2007
  • SWANCILS similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Wemmel · since 2021
  • Swanee similar
    Physiotherapy · Soignies · since 2024
  • SWA similar
    Abbreviation of Segway Antwerpen · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuven · since 2015
  • SWA similar
    Name of an establishment of Architype · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
  • SWA similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
  • Swannet similar
    General medical practice · Roeselare · since 2014
  • SWANTEX similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Zedelgem · since 2021
  • Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2023
  • SWANSEA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2009
  • S.W.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of SABENA WORLD AIRLINES · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 1988
  • SWA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Schilderwerken Wilmot Alex · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 2020

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