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.
“Swann”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of horses and other equines · Peer · since 2022
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Other retail sale of food · since 1972
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Londerzeel · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van papier of karton · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Mutualité Solidaris Wallonie · Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Namur · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Duffel · since 2024
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Other construction installation · since 2020
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since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2018
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of OUICOM · Advertising agencies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2010
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Brugge · since 2007
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Montreuil · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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General medical practice · Roeselare · since 2014
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Floor and wall tiling · Hove · since 2021
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since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Soignies · since 2024
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2021
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Zedelgem · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2009
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since 1962
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Torhout · since 2024
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2020
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since 2015
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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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