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“BOGUS”

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Same or very similar names

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BOGUS same name
    Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1982
  • BOGUS same name
    Performing arts by independent artists · Nieuwpoort · since 2013
  • Bogus same name
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aarschot · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2021
  • BOGIS very similar
    Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
  • DOGUS very similar
    Groothandel in schoeisel · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
  • Sole trader very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1984
  • Sole trader very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1985
  • BONUS very similar
    Joinery installation · Roosdaal · since 2016
  • BOHUS very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Kruisem · since 2019
  • Be-GUS very similar
    Abbreviation of Be-GUS (Belgian Genito-Urinary School) · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Leuven · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Physiotherapy · since 1998
  • BAGUS very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Comines-Warneton · since 2011
  • BOGA'S very similar
    Stavelot · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Literary creation · since 2025
  • Dogus very similar
    Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BOG similar
    Abbreviation of Belgisch Oftalmologissch Gezelschap, Nederlandstalige Afdeling VZW · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 1976
  • B.O.G. similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tienen · since 1981
  • BOG VZW similar
    Abbreviation of BELGISCHE OROMO GEMEENSCHAP · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • BOG similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Office administrative and support services · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    Vocational training · since 2018

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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