Established by the Boursier family in 1934 in the Paris region, Stypen first obtained public recognition with the creation of the VISOR PEN in 1952, the first injection molded pen. With its affordable price, the VISOR PEN replaced the traditional dip pen. The trademark Stypen® was secured in 1972. The Company created its own universe of multicolor fantasy pens and perpetuated their use by schoolchildren. In 1978, a new shareholder group, two Frenchmen (G. Bretegnier & A. Vincent) and two Englishmen (M. Hoare & A. Emmott) took over the Company and modernized its manufacturing process. In 1981, Stypen Style was created. Stypen was the first stationery manufacturer to imitate the fashion industry by presenting an annual collection of writing instruments. In May 2004, Stypen® becomes a brand of BIC Group. Today, Stypen® brand is specialized in luxury writing instruments, some of them being licensed. Its philosophy “make of an utility tool a pleasurable tool, or even better, a fashion accessory.”