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	Corporate: Our History
		Marcel Bich’s sound knowledge of the writing instrument trade enabled him to see the enormous potential of the ballpoint pen.
		Bich launched his first ballpoint pen, which fully satisfied his demanding criterias: a precision instrument which wrote evenly and reliably for a long time, and which would be sold for an affordable price.
		Not only was Marcel Bich a great competitor in business, he also led the French challenge in the prestigious yachting race, the America's Cup, defending the colors of the French flag in the years 1970, 1974, 1977 and 1980.
	www.bicworld.com /inter_en/corporate/baron2.asp (269 words)

	bic · The Design Encyclopedia
		In Clichy (France) in 1950, Marcel BICH obtained the patent for a ballpoint pen invented by a Hungarian, Laslo Biro, improved its process, and introduced his own ballpoint pen which he called “pointe BIC®”, a shortened, easy-to-remember version of his own name.
		Marcel Bich, who had been the production manager for a French ink manufacturer, buys a factory outside Paris and sets up business with his partner, Edouard Buffard, as a maker of fountain pen parts and mechanical lead pencils.
		Marcel Bich introduces his ballpoint pen in Europe, which he calls “BIC” a shortened, easy-to-remember version of his own name.
	www.thedesignencyclopedia.org /bic (1054 words)

	Obituaries Today
		In 1945, Marcel Bich and his friend, Edouard Buffard, raised $1,000 and bought an empty factory shell in the rundown Paris suburb of Clichy, acquired near Paris, France, and soon developed a thriving business, producing parts for fountain pens and mechanical lead pencils.
		Marcel Bich was very familiar with the ball-point's shortcomings through his ink business, but he became convinced that the new pen could claim a bigger share of the market if its price were brought down and its quality improved.
		Bich's failure to top Gillette in the razor market was one of the rare setbacks that he experienced in his success-studded career of more than three decades.
	www.obituariestoday.com /Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=30082§ion=pin (965 words)

	Société Bic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BIC was founded in France by Marcel Bich with Edouard Buffard in 1945.
		In December 1950, Marcel Bich introduced his own ballpoint pen, and named it the BIC.
		The 'h' from Bich was dropped in order to avoid a potentially inappropriate English pronunciation of the name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BIC_Corporation (388 words)

	Baron Bich: ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Baron Bich's summary was automatically generated using 1 reference found on the Internet.
		Bich, who had knowledge of new plastics and molding technology, invested all his savings to buy a pen manufacturing operation and started making pens in a fixed-up shed in the Paris suburb of Clichy after World War II.
		Bich worked to improve the technical aspects of the ball-point and developed a plastic-barrel ball-point that could drawn a line for more than five miles.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Bich_Baron_383568930.htm (357 words)

	Marcel biro, bic biro, biro jodoh indonesia
		Marcel prepares a crispy tarte flambe with creme fraiche, onions and bacon for his.
		Marcel Biró Chef, Author, Educator Biro OmniMedia LLC Marcel Biró was born in the former East Germany in 1973.
		Marcel BICH introduced his own version of the "ball pen" in.
	www.short-course.org /biro/marcel_biro.html (922 words)

	SternBusiness Spring/Summer 2003
		Bruno Bich is the Chairman and CEO of Société Bich, a leading manufacturer of stationery products, lighters, and shavers that was founded by his father, Marcel Bich, in 1945.
		Bich graduated from NYU Stern with a Bachelor s Degree in Marketing, and has worked at Société Bich for more than three decades.
		Bich was elected to succeed Marcel Bich as Chairman and CEO of Société Bich in 1993.
	www.stern.nyu.edu /Sternbusiness/spring_summer_2003/interviews.html (4634 words)

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		==== Company History ==== In Clichy (France) in 1950, Marcel BICH obtained the patent for a ballpoint pen invented by a Hungarian, [[Laslo Biro]], improved its process, and introduced his own ballpoint pen which he called “pointe BIC®”, a shortened, easy-to-remember version of his own name.
		Marcel Bich introduces his ballpoint pen in Europe, which he calls “BIC” a shortened, easy-to-remember version of his own name.\\ \\ 1956
		Recognizing the universal appeal that a mass-produced ballpoint pen has, Marcel Bich turns his attention to the vast [[United States]] market and buys the Waterman Pen Company in Seymour, Connecticut.
	www.thedesignencyclopedia.org /bic?do=export_raw (1062 words)

	Société BIC S.A.
		Baron Marcel Bich, whose family originated from Italy and had received their title from King Charles Albert of Savoy in 1848, had started his career as a door-to-door salesman in France.
		By 1952, Bich had succeeded in creating his own design—a streamlined pen made of clear plastic that was far less prone to leaking than existing designs, was able to write upside down, and could reportedly draw a line more than two kilometers long.
		Bich also recognized the need for a catchy name for his product and dropped the "h" from his name to create what was to become one of the world's best-known brands: BIC.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /history/Sh-St/Soci-t-BIC-S-A.html (2824 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Archives \| Gourmet Golf
		Baron Marcel Bich, the inventor of the BIC pen and disposable razor, was 68 years old and an avid sportsman.
		Bich's favorite, the 507-yard sixth, calls for a short iron drive to stay short of a lake, followed by an exciting shot over water to the landing area.
		Bich believed its pose mimicked a forehead in frustration of missing a putt.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,222,00.html (2759 words)

	Bic Pens - Pens Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Bich, meanwhile, had an eye on the development of the ballpoint pen.
		Bich’s chance came in 1950 when he bought the patent rights to a ballpoint pen invented by Hungarian journalist, Ladislao Biro.
		Marcel Bich died in 1994 after a lifetime heading up the company that bore his name.
	www.pens-online.us.com /bic.html (417 words)

	PenHero.com - PenGallery - BIC Silver Anniversary Pen c1975
		Marcel Bich had been working for an ink manufacturer, and brought his production skills and knowledge of the pen business to the new venture.
		The Bich ballpoint was introduced in December 1950.
		Bich used a shortened version of his own name, "BIC" as the brand and "Cristal" as the name of the pen, to play on the clear, ink view design.
	www.penhero.com /PenGallery/BIC/BICLE.htm (1374 words)

	Superbrands
		The company’s founder, Marcel Bich, once wrote in a letter to shareholders that his success (and that of BIC) was...
		BIC was created from the vision and determination of one man, Marcel Bich who, in 1945 with partner Edouard Buffard, established a factory near Paris manufacturing fountain pen parts and mechanical lead pencils.
		Bich quickly recognised the enormous potential of the ball pen, which he established as a non-refillable product.
	www.superbrands-brands.com /volII/brand_bic.htm (1510 words)

	The French Publishers' Agency
		Founder of the Bic Corporation and creator of that ubiquitous ballpoint pen, Marcel Bich was the went from a small-business owner in the outskirts of Paris, to the creator of a trademark that is recognized throughout the world.
		In 1951, when Marcel Bich’s innovation was distributed in stores, he estimated that he would make a sizeable profit if he sold at least 10,000 pens a day.
		Laurence Bich is the the widow of Marchel Bich.
	www.frenchpubagency.com /?fuseaction=title.main&tid=226 (199 words)

	Pen Station : Your stop for pens : Bic Pens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The other man to bring the ballpoint pen successfully back to life was Marcel Bich, a French manufacturer of penholders and pen cases.
		Bich was appalled at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens he had seen and he was also shocked at their high cost.
		By 1952 Bich was ready to introduce his new wonder: a clear-barreled, smooth-writing, non-leaky, inexpensive ballpoint pen he called the "Ballpoint Bic." The ballpoint pen had finally become a practical writing instrument.
	www.penstation.biz /Bic/pens.html (1477 words)

	Long Island Press: Long Island Newspaper, News, Entertainment, Real Estate, Classifieds, Automotive, Weddings, Business ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Its founder Baron Marcel Bich originally planned to make fountain pen parts when he bought a factory with his partner Edouard Buffard outside Paris at the end of World War II.
		Ballpoint pens had been sold before the war for the then luxurious sum of $5 and were brought to Europe by American GI soldiers, Bich said.
		Bich was in many ways the inventor of 'low-cost', offering cheap and effective solutions to consumers rather than bowing to a market dictated by sophistication," said Stephane Dieutre, who teaches marketing and innovation at Sorbonne University, Paris.
	www.longislandpress.com /reuters/9_ds_176964.php?show=media (642 words)

	Bic Pens: French Bic pens
		Bic pens is a French company that has established itself as the market leader in inexpensive ballpoint pens and fountain pens.
		Baron Marcel Bich, its Italian-French founder, preferred to focus his creative attention on common objects.
		In this case, it was Baron Marcel Bich, son of an Italian engineer.
	bic-pens.blogspot.com /2007/06/french-bic-pens.html (186 words)

	America's Cup Inductees: Baron Marcel Bich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Baron Marcel Bich raced for the America's Cup four times in eleven years.
		His pursuit of yachting's most prestigious trophy resulted in his becoming one of the most admired personalities in Cup history.
		His vigorous participation in the races of 1970, 1974, 1977, and 1980 not only highlighted his spirit and determination, but immortalized him as a most worthy Cup contender.
	www.herreshoff.org /Tops/mmvtbichtop.htm (109 words)

	gizmag Article: One of history’s most prolific inventions
		Bich had been the production manager for a French ink manufacturer, and he knew how much ink was sold annually and hence the massive potential for a dominant product in the writing instrument market.
		Bich then adopted and improved the process for making ballpoints invented by the Hungarian Laslo Biro.
		Together with Buffard, Bich launched this revolutionary writing product on the French market in 1950, calling it “pointe BIC” in a shortened and more memorable version of his own name.
	www.gizmag.co.uk /go/4496 (687 words)

	Bic makes a point with 100th billion-ballpoint milestone \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Ballpoint pens had been sold before the war for the then-luxurious sum of $5 and were brought to Europe by American soldiers, Bich said.
		Looking for a catchy name for his new product, the baron shortened his own to Bic and snapped up patents including Laszlo Biro's design for a nondisposable pen with a rotating ball.
		Bich was in many ways the inventor of 'low-cost,' offering cheap and effective solutions to consumers rather than bowing to a market dictated by sophistication," said Stephane Dieutre, who teaches marketing and innovation at Sorbonne University.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050909/news_1n9bic.html (398 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Information process to travel within the company is slow especially before 1966 since final decisions would have to be made by Marcel Bich that owned over 90% of the company’s shares.
		Even the ideas of having a disposable lighter as its one of its product segments were because Marcel Bich purchased a French lighter company.
		It is also the same with BiC’s hosiery products where Marcel Bich had again purchased one of French’s hosiery makers DIM.
	www.cs.ucr.edu /~dachen/bsad184/BicCase.doc (944 words)

	Golf TI - Les Bordes
		When industrialist Baron Marcel Bich (creator of the Bic pen brand) and businessman Yoshiaki Sokurai sat down, as friends in life and business, to conceive of a new golf getaway in the Loire Valley, the visions they brought were unusually similar.
		It was the same virtues of the good life, no doubt, that Bich and Sokurai envisioned for the golf resort they set out to build.
		On the lakelands and treed space of the Les Bordes estate, where Bich once hunted for sport, the course winds its way through ancient, elegant forest, and the same atmosphere pervades the entire complex.
	www.golfti.com /lesbordes (804 words)

	ISAF - America's Cup 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In the last race, Baron BICH helmed the boat himself with Eric TABARLY and was a victim of the fog off Newport.
		Marcel BICH announced a last challenge for 1980.
		In his four attempts, BICH skillfully managed his team, while protecting the national character of his challenges.
	www.sailing.org /default.asp?ID=j62Fh/?v~ (1432 words)

	Gene@Star - Famous Genealogy
		French inventor who built his business empire by creating throwaway Bic pens, razors and lighters.
		In 1945, Marcel Bich and his friend, Edouard Buffard, acquired an empty factory shell near Paris, France, and soon developed a thriving business, producing parts for fountain pens and mechanical lead pencils.
		Later, Bich spent two years developing his ballpoint pen design, and in 1949, he was able to produce a reliable, low cost ballpoint pen.
	www.geneastar.org /en/bio.php3?choix=bich (100 words)

	Ballpoint Pen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In 1952 a man named Bich introduced a new pen: non leaky pen called the ball point Bic.
		So Marcel Bich invented a very, very bad pen of poor quality at a very high cost.
		In every pen a rolling ball mechanism is pretty much the same as found in a ball point bic.
	www.bozeman.k12.mt.us /web/kcrawford/webinventions/BallpointPen.html (230 words)

	Advertising A Business Pen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		France by marcel bich with edouard media and business reshaped powerful co. Buffard in 1945 the two bought op advertising to drive.
		Advertising a business pen In december 1950, marcel bich introduced pen, creative journal writing,.
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	advertising.apply21.info /Advertising-A-Business-Pen (385 words)

	The Epoch Times \| BIC Sells 100 Billionth Pen
		Ballpoint pens had been sold before the war for the then luxurious sum of US$5 and were brought to Europe by American GI soldiers, Bich said—only they leaked.
		Looking for a catchy name for his new product, the baron shortened his own to BIC and snapped up patents, including Laszlo Biro's design for a non-disposable pen with a rotating ball.
		Known in some countries as the biro after the patent snapped up by BIC's founder, the 'Cristal' see-through ballpoint has a landmark design which the company has broadly stuck with over the years—another reason for its success, says Bich.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-9-15/32336.html (571 words)

	Biro gratis jodoh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In marcel bich began to replace the history of the novelty and began.
		The ballpoint pen from reynolds leaked, skipped and was produced for to cents.
		In marcel bich began to a printers, how quickly fell people tired of the market.
	biro.listeningin.net /biro-gratis-jodoh.html (796 words)

	AmericaOne - AC History 1967-1977
		This challenge marked the beginning of the multiple challenges, and newspaper magnate Frank Packer had to dispose of Baron Marcel Bich of France before engaging the previous winner, Intrepid.
		It was the first time an organized challenger elimination series was conducted in the same waters that the match would be held.
		France’s Baron Bich (of Bic pen fame) was back with France I, but the French boat was no match for Southern Cross, designed by Bob Miller (who later made history under the name Ben Lexcen).
	www.americaone.org /cup/history6.html (477 words)

	BMW ORACLE Racing Team Blog: Promises, Promises
		By the mid 60's clubs in both the UK and Australia were vying to challenge the New York YC for the Cup.
		Likewise France's Baron Marcel Bich (of Bic pen fame and fortune), who became a proponent of allowing multiple challengers.
		Wanting to accommodate all, NYYC made one of the more innovative moves in the Cup's history when it suggested the prospective challengers compete in a series of races off Newport in the summer of 1970.
	bmworacleracing.twoday.net /stories/1341264 (852 words)

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