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“FoCal”

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Same or very similar names

18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1988
  • FoCal same name
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Zedelgem · since 2023
  • FOCA G very similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Ternat · since 2020
  • Focal Eyes very similar
    Beersel · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
  • FORCAL very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Nivelles · since 1998
  • Sole trader very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2003
  • FOCAL POINT very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2012
  • Socal very similar
    Abbreviation of Société coopérative carolorégienne pour le Développement du Logement et de la Construction · Charleroi · since 1970
  • VOCAL very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Rotselaar · since 1999
  • FORAL very similar
    Abbreviation of FORMATION DES ADULTES LIEGE · Liège · since 2000
  • FOXAL very similar
    Activities of head offices · Ardooie · since 2000
  • BOCAL very similar
    since 2001
  • Rocal very similar
    Silly · since 2018
  • Local very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Aarschot · since 2021
  • bocal very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • BOCAL very similar
    Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2022
  • JOCAL very similar
    Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2004
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Foca similar
    Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Lede · since 1980
  • F.O.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Fonds Cancer · Vorst · since 1980
  • FOCA similar
    Forging of metal · Lommel · since 2002
  • FOCA LOCA similar
    Name of an establishment of TALPENA GROUP · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Overijse · since 2023
  • FOCALISE similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Waterloo · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2025
  • Focalia AV similar
    Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Jodoigne · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 1991
  • F.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of FISCALITE - ORGANISATION - COMPTABILITE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 1976
  • FOCADES similar
    Abbreviation of FORUM DES CADRES ET DIRIGEANTS DE L'ECONOMIE SOCIALE · Full-service restaurants · Andenne · since 1991
  • FOCA BIS similar
    Activities of holding companies · Lede · since 2015
  • F.O.C. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Fabrique d'Oxygène de Charleroi · Charleroi · since 1970
  • OCAL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ORGANISME DE COORDINATION ET D'ACTION DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL DE CHARLEROI · Charleroi · since 2001

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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