Pilot: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 04:31 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen** (EAN 4902505085406) from the wanted list (old title "pilote v ball 05 noir"). - Identity confirmed by two retailer listings that print the EAN: Biro Cen. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Pilot <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Pilot
disambiguation: Japanese writing-instrument brand
website: https://www.pilotpen.eu/
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                    | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ---- |
| owned_by | company/pilot-corporation |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wikipedia |      |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name      | type   | locale | from | until |
| --------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Pilot Pen | search |        |      |       |
| パイロット     | name   | ja     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref       | url                                                | title               | accessed   | publisher                   | kind         | published | record_id | locator         | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| pilot-eu  | https://www.pilotpen.eu/about-pilot/pilot-company/ | Pilot Company       | 2026-09-14 | Pilot Corporation of Europe | manufacturer |           |           |                 |              |             |          |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(pen_company)  | Pilot (pen company) | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia                   | publication  |           |           | infobox: Brands | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Pilot is the brand of pens, inks and stationery made by Pilot Corporation of Tokyo, which traces its origins to Ryosuke Namiki's nib workshop of 1915 and the Namiki Manufacturing Company of 1918.[^wikipedia] Its lines include FriXion, Acroball, G2 and VBall.[^wikipedia] Pilot Corporation of Europe runs a factory near Annecy, France, that supplies much of the European range.[^pilot-eu]
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