Registered LIQUID PAPER trademark with U.S. Patent Office.
On February 1, 1957, Bette Nesmith Graham's LIQUID PAPER trademark was officially registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This registration was crucial for the safeguarding of her brand against imitation and allowed her to establish a unique presence in the office supply marketplace. It represented a formal acknowledgment of her invention's value and her role as an innovative entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry.