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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.

“Michiels, Edith”

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.

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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

18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Michiels, Edith (sole trader) same name
    since 1980
  • MICHIELS very similar
    Name of an establishment of MICHIELS KLEDING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zottegem · since 1977
  • Michiels very similar
    Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 1983
  • Michiels very similar
    Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Dessel · since 1985
  • Michiels very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 1986
  • Michiels very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Tielt-Winge · since 1992
  • MICHIELS very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zedelgem · since 1994
  • Michiels very similar
    Waasmunster · since 1994
  • MICHIELS very similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Oud-Turnhout · since 1994
  • MICHIELS (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1980
  • MICHIELS (sole trader) very similar
    Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1993
  • Michiels very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Zottegem · since 2022
  • Michiels very similar
    Raising of dairy cattle · Rumst · since 2008
  • MICHIELS very similar
    Mixed farming · Bertem · since 2009
  • Michiels (sole trader) very similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2024
  • MICHIELS very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Michielsen IT very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brasschaat · since 2023
  • Michiels very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Tienen · since 1998
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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