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.
“SWIRES”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 1978
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Arlon · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Dendermonde · since 2014
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Eupen · since 1988
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Rixensart · since 2019
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Other education · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1994
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Laakdal · since 2002
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS · Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Hoogstraten · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Innovation In Research & Engineering Solutions · Research and development on biotechnology · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT RHUMSIKI D’ÉTUDES STRATÉGIQUES · Mons · since 2024