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“HUPAS”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • HUPAS same name
    Saint-Nicolas · since 1991
  • HUPAC SA very similar
    Vervaardiging van locomotieven en ander rollend materieel voor spoorwegen · Chiasso · since 1991
  • Jupas very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2012
  • LUPAS very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ledegem · since 2013
  • HUTAS very similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Maaseik · since 2017
  • HiPas very similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
  • HEPAS very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Oudsbergen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Hupa similar
    Support activities for crop production · Lievegem · since 2009
  • HUPA similar
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Ranst · since 2024
  • Hupave similar
    Mechelen · since 1993
  • HUPACO similar
    Other information service activities · Geel · since 2010
  • H.U.P. similar
    Abbreviation of Harmonie Union & Progres de Tangissart · Charleroi · since 1993
  • H-UP similar
    Fleurus · since 2015
  • H-UP similar
    Sports and recreation education · Fleurus · since 2024
  • HUP similar
    Abbreviation of Huysmans Urban Practice · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Elsene · 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).
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