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“JOELS”

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Same or very similar names

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
  • JOELS same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 2020
  • Sole trader same name
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2023
  • Joels same name
    Verwerking en conservering van vis en van schaal- en weekdieren · Ichtegem · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2017
  • JOELE very similar
    General electrical installation work · Oudenaarde · since 2026
  • DJOELS very similar
    Tattoo and piercing services · Pittem · since 2019
  • DJOELS very similar
    Advertising agencies · Middelkerke · since 2006
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2008
  • ROELS very similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 1989
  • JOEY'S very similar
    Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 1998
  • NOELS very similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · Herk-de-Stad · since 2000
  • Sole trader very similar
    Literary creation · since 2015
  • WOELS very similar
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Lichtervelde · since 2017
  • JUELS very similar
    Computer programming · Holsbeek · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2002
  • ROELS very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bonheiden · since 2005
  • Roels very similar
    General electrical installation work · Kortrijk · since 2006
  • ROELS very similar
    Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Ternat · since 2008
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2025
  • JOEL similar
    Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1986
  • JOEL similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2019
  • JOELCO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 1992
  • JOELGO similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Opwijk · since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2026
  • J.O.E. similar
    Abbreviation of JUNGLE OF ENERGY CONSULTING · General electrical installation work · Zonhoven · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2005
  • JOE similar
    Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Zwevegem · since 2005
  • Sole trader similar
    Nursing and midwifery · since 2013
  • JOHAN ROELS similar
    Roofing work · Dilbeek · since 2014
  • JOEL VHB similar
    Name of an establishment of JOËL VHB · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Pont-à-Celles · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Specialist medical practice · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024

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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