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“Chive”

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Same or very similar names

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • C-HIVE same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • Chive same name
    Den Haag · since 2023
  • Chives very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
  • CHIVA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
  • Sole trader very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
  • Chive Consult very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2021
  • CRIVE very similar
    Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1992
  • CHIME very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 1999
  • B.HIVE very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Zonhoven · since 2021
  • BHive very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2010
  • CHAVE very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • Sole trader very similar
    Vervaardiging van andere keramische producten · since 2024
  • G-HIVE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Pelt · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CHIVAN similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Arlon · since 2001
  • CHI similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Wervik · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1997
  • CHI similar
    Abbreviation of CYCLING HOUSE IZEGEM · Overige accommodatie · Izegem · since 2010
  • CHi similar
    Abbreviation of Cédric Hèle instituut, Vlaams instituut voor psychosociale oncologie · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Mechelen · since 2004
  • CHI similar
    Abbreviation of INSTITUT CLEMENS HELLER · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2024
  • CHI similar
    Name of an establishment of COGNITIVE HEURISTIC IDEATION · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of antiques · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2020
  • ArchiVe similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2022
  • CHIVINA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2026
  • ABC Hive similar
    Abbreviation of ABC Hive Cheerleading · Ukkel · since 2026
  • HIVE similar
    Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Elsene · since 2020
  • Hive similar
    Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2023
  • HIVE similar
    Abbreviation of HIVE TECHNICAL PRODUCTIONS · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bredene · since 2007
  • Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • CHIVAS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Trade name of CLIFT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1984

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).
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