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.
“MICHELS”
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.
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Amel · since 1988
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Other building finishing work · Deerlijk · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements Benoit MICHELS · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Bouillon · since 1993
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Brussel · since 1998
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2017
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2010
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Dental practice · Liège · since 1991
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Haacht · since 1991
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Liège · since 1999
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Evergem · since 2016
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Dental practice · since 2017
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Menen · since 2017
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Insulation installation · since 2007
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Event catering · Wemmel · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1966
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Manhay · since 2025
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2014
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Bouillon · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of MICHIELS KLEDING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zottegem · since 1977
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 1983
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Dessel · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · Tielt-Winge · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zedelgem · since 1994
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Waasmunster · since 1994
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Oud-Turnhout · since 1994
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1980
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Zottegem · since 2022
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Raising of dairy cattle · Rumst · since 2008
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Mixed farming · Bertem · since 2009
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Kruisem · since 1992
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Grimbergen · since 1986
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Tienen · since 1998
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of GREGOIR & C° · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dendermonde · since 1999
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Other retail sale of new goods · Huldenberg · since 1999
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2026
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since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2015
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Leuven · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 1987
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Wavre · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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General medical practice · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
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Veterinary services · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Leuven · since 1989