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Tipp-Ex is a brand of correction fluid and other related products that is popular throughout Europe. It was also the name of the German company (''Tipp-Ex GmbH & Co. KG'') that produced the products in the Tipp-Ex line. ''Tipp-Ex'' is a trademark for correction products. In some countries it has become a genericised trademark: ''to tippex'' or ''to tippex out'' means to erase, either generally or with correction fluid. ==History== In 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham invented the first correction fluid in her kitchen and began marketing the product in 1956 as Mistake Out, later called Liquid Paper. The ''Tipp-Ex'' company was founded in 1959, in Eltville, Germany, by Wolfgang Dabisch. Shortly after that a ''Tipp-Ex Contribution'' company was founded in Frankfurt, Germany, by Otto Carls. The first product was an innovative correction paper for use with typewriters. The name ''"Tipp-Ex"'' given both to the company and the product was based on the use of this product — "tippen" is the German word for "to type", and "ex" is Latin for "out". As a result of the invention of ''Tipp-Ex'', it became possible to erase a typographical error typed with a typewriter. The typewriter would be backspaced to the letter that was to be changed, the correction paper would be placed in front of the ribbon, and the mistyped letter would be re-typed. The system only worked if the typewriter repositioned the re-typed letter in exactly the same place as originally typed, which could be problematic if returning to a previous line. Demand for this correction paper grew very quickly and brought interest from both German and international distributors. In 1965, ''Tipp-Ex'' launched a correction fluid and quickly developed a full range of correction fluids for different uses. Sold in more than 150 countries, ''Tipp-Ex'' became a unique European brand. In 1992 ''Tipp-Ex'' introduced its first correction tape, followed in 1995 by the successful Pocket Mouse which worked as a best seller. In 1998, the correction pen was launched. The range was extended to erasers, and in 2000, the new foam applicator was adapted to all the correction fluid bottles. In 1997, Société Bic acquired ''Tipp-Ex''. ''Tipp-Ex'' is now the leading European correction products brand and is the tenth most recognized French brand name in the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「tippex」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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