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“HOCHI”

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.

  • Sole trader same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
  • HOCHI same name
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2003
  • Sole trader very similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2013
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
  • Hechi very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other information technology and computer services · since 2018
  • GO CHI very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mouscron · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2020
  • Xochi very similar
    Other printing · Gent · since 2021
  • MOCHI very similar
    Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2026
  • Hachi very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dentergem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • HOCH similar
    Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2005
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of Hens Oriental Carpets · Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Oud-Turnhout · since 1997
  • HOC similar
    Name of House of co · Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of HOUSE OF CATS · Pet boarding · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of Hals Ontspanningsconcern · Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2022
  • HoC similar
    Abbreviation of De vrienden van House of Compassion · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2022
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of House of Construction · Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 2006
  • HOC similar
    Abbreviation of CERCLE D'ORIENTATION DU HAINAUT · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2007
  • Hochtie similar
    Web portal activities · Mechelen · since 2024
  • HOCHBAU similar
    Demolition · Aalst · since 2025

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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