Name check
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.
“ASTENA”
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.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
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.
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 2025
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Denderleeuw · since 1985
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ukkel · since 1991
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Other information technology and computer services · Kontich · since 1999
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Elsene · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Huldenberg · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Lasne · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Harelbeke · since 1992
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Schaarbeek · since 2017
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DE STERILISATION FRANCOPHONE · Assesse · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Logging · Putte · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Astérides · Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of l'Aster · General medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Harelbeke · since 1996
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Pajottegem · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Roeselare · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Access to Sustainability for Tenants through Energy Effective Retrofit · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE TOURNAI ESPOIR KAIN · Operation of sports facilities · Tournai · since 2011
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Combined facilities support activities · Destelbergen · since 2003
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2003
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2004
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Nivelles · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Gedinne · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Zonhoven · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Pittem · since 2022
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Blégny · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · Stekene · since 1976
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Herve · since 2019
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Ukkel · since 2019
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Bocholt · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Beernem · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of BE-VE Real Estate Consulting & Development · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ADVANCED SOIL TESTING AND ENGINEERING · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2016