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“HEPHAISTOS”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

HEPHAISTOS same name

Wijnegem · since 1984
HEPHAISTOS same name

Roeselare · since 1990
Héphaïstos same name

Performing arts by independent artists · Namur · since 2017
Sole trader same name

Plumbing work · since 2010
HEPHAISTOS same name

Coating of metals · Gent · since 2024
Hephaistos same name

Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2024
Sole trader same name

Computer programming · since 2025
AEPHAISTOS very similar

Market research and public opinion polling · Lennik · since 2025
Sole trader very similar

Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
HEPHAISTOS-BELGIUM very similar

Research and development on biotechnology · Liège · since 2024
Hephaistos Consulting very similar

Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2016
HEPHAISTOS ENGINEERING very similar

Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jette · since 2023
Atelier Vanneste - Hephaistos very similar

Forging of metal · Kortrijk · since 1999

Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

PHAISTOS similar

Ukkel · since 1991
PHAISTOS similar

Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 1995
Forge d'Ephaistos similar

Machining of metals · Theux · since 2014

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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