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.
“BOGMA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schilde · since 2018
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Abbreviation of B.G.M. · Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Vermogensbeheer · Pepingen · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hove · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Schoten · since 2014
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Abbreviation of IDEAS-onegroupmanagement-ART · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2004
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Herentals · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 1968
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Oftalmologissch Gezelschap, Nederlandstalige Afdeling VZW · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tienen · since 1981
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2024
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2006
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Translation services · since 2026
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2025