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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BOUGARD”

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

46 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BOUGA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dison · since 2025
  • BOUGAR ONE similar
    Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Wemmel · since 2023
  • BOUCHARD similar
    Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Gent · since 1987
  • QUOUGARD similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Profondeville · since 2000
  • Bougacha similar
    Dental practice · Liège · since 2019
  • Bouffard similar
    Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2011
  • Bouge similar
    Name of an establishment of OFFICE DES PROPRIETAIRES WALLONIE · Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1987
  • BOUGE (sole trader) similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
  • Bougo similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2019
  • Bouge similar
    Lokeren · since 2019
  • Bougy (sole trader) similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026
  • BOUGI similar
    Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2007

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