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.
“SWIMAT”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Lobbes · since 2007
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Bekkevoort · since 1995
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ingelmunster · since 2015
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Wholesale of timber · Ukkel · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Tournai · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DIRK OYAERT · Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Torhout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of SCHREVENS WIM INSURANCE MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2009
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Mechelen · since 2024
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Gent · since 2019
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Fitness centres · Boutersem · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Overijse · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · Lint · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Mons · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Work On · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Essen · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Genk · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor Management Training · Turnhout · since 1974