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.
“BUGG”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Buggenhout · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of OLIVIER.90 · Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 1985
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Tourist information services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Users Group HP-Technical Computers · Elsene · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Bottom Up Games · Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2022
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Market research and public opinion polling · Willebroek · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ROMA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kontich · since 2005
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Proefboren en boren · Meise · since 2005
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Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Westerlo · since 1972
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wielsbeke · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Leuven · since 2005
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Liège · since 2000