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BIC became a publicly traded company on the Paris Stock Exchange on November 15th, 1972 and in 1973 the company began a number of very high profile product diversifications, by launching the BIC Lighter with adjustable flame. With its quality and reliability, it became a major success.
After obtaining the patent rights to a ball pen created by Hungarian inventor, Marcel BICH introduced his own ball pen in December 1950. Touting his product as a reliable pen at an affordable price, he called it BIC a shortened and easy to remember version of his own last name. The famous BIC CRISTAL ballpoint pen was born! He supported its launch with effective, memorable advertising and its sales surpassed even his own expectations.