Pilot Corporation: version 3

Saved 2026-09-14 13:23 by site bot: Prefix restored as inferred: 4902505 (removed by the prefix audit; About gives the basis; waits for a source). Current is v4.

Changes from v3 to current

1	1		# Pilot Corporation <!--company-->
2	2
3	3		## Identity <!--identity-->
4	4		name: Pilot Corporation
	5	+	disambiguation: Japanese writing-instrument maker, Tokyo (TSE 7846)
5	6		legal_name: 株式会社パイロットコーポレーション
6	7		country: JP
7	8		website: https://www.pilot.co.jp/
8		−	register_ids: LEI:353800AR8E9WFDU10092, JP-CR:0100-01-077045
	9	+	register_ids: LEI:353800AR8E9WFDU10092, JP-CR:0100-01-077045, JP-CN:9010001077045
9	10		gs1_prefixes_inferred: 4902505
10	11		founded: 2002-01-04
11	12		<!--/identity-->
12	13
13	14		## Aliases <!--aliases-->
14	15		\| name \| type \| locale \| from \| until \|
15	16		\| -------------------------------- \| ------ \| ------ \| ---- \| ----- \|
16	17		\| 株式会社パイロットコーポレーション \| legal \| ja \| \| \|
17	18		\| PILOT CORPORATION \| name \| en \| \| \|
18	19		\| Pilot Group Holdings Corporation \| legal \| \| 2002 \| 2003 \|
	20	+	\| 株式会社パイロットグループホールディングス \| legal \| ja \| 2002 \| 2003 \|
	21	+	\| パイロット \| search \| ja \| \| \|
19	22		\| Pilot Pen \| search \| \| \| \|
20	23		<!--/aliases-->
21	24
22	25		## References <!--references-->
23		−	\| ref \| url \| title \| accessed \| publisher \| kind \| published \| record_id \| locator \| licence \| attribution \| upstream \|
24		−	\| --------- \| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ------------------------------- \| ---------- \| --------------------------- \| ------------ \| --------- \| -------------------- \| --------------- \| ------------ \| ----------- \| -------- \|
25		−	\| biro \| https://www.biro-center.si/izdelek/4902505085406/pilot-roler-v-ball-05-crn \| PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN \| 2026-09-14 \| Biro Center \| retailer \| \| 4902505085406 \| \| \| \| \|
26		−	\| pilot-eu \| https://www.pilotpen.eu/about-pilot/pilot-company/ \| Pilot Company \| 2026-09-14 \| Pilot Corporation of Europe \| manufacturer \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
27		−	\| wikipedia \| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(pen_company) \| Pilot (pen company) \| 2026-09-14 \| Wikipedia \| publication \| \| \| infobox: Brands \| CC BY-SA 4.0 \| \| \|
28		−	\| gleif \| https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3 \| LEI record 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 \| 2026-09-14 \| GLEIF \| registry \| \| 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 \| \| CC0 \| \| \|
	26	+	\| ref \| url \| title \| accessed \| publisher \| kind \| published \| record_id \| locator \| licence \| attribution \| upstream \|
	27	+	\| -------------- \| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ------------------------------- \| ---------- \| --------------------------- \| ------------ \| --------- \| -------------------- \| -------------------------------- \| ------------ \| ----------- \| -------- \|
	28	+	\| pilot-overview \| https://corp.pilot.co.jp/company/overview/ \| 会社概要 \| 2026-09-14 \| Pilot Corporation \| manufacturer \| \| \| 基本情報 (as of 2026-04-01) \| \| \| \|
	29	+	\| pilot-history \| https://corp.pilot.co.jp/company/history/ \| 歴史・沿革 \| 2026-09-14 \| Pilot Corporation \| manufacturer \| \| \| 歴史: 1918, 1938, 1989, 2002, 2003 \| \| \| \|
	30	+	\| pilot-eu \| https://www.pilotpen.eu/about-pilot/pilot-company/ \| Pilot Company \| 2026-09-14 \| Pilot Corporation of Europe \| manufacturer \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
	31	+	\| gleif \| https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/353800AR8E9WFDU10092 \| LEI record 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 \| 2026-09-14 \| GLEIF \| registry \| \| 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 \| \| CC0 \| \| \|
	32	+	\| wikidata \| https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1356034.json \| Pilot Corporation (Q1356034) \| 2026-09-14 \| Wikidata \| catalogue \| \| Q1356034 \| P3225; no P3193 statement \| CC0 \| \| \|
	33	+	\| wikipedia \| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(pen_company) \| Pilot (pen company) \| 2026-09-14 \| Wikipedia \| publication \| \| \| lead section \| CC BY-SA 4.0 \| \| \|
	34	+	\| biro \| https://www.biro-center.si/izdelek/4902505085406/pilot-roler-v-ball-05-crn \| PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN \| 2026-09-14 \| Biro Center \| retailer \| \| 4902505085406 \| \| \| \| \|
	35	+	\| gs1jp-vbg \| https://www.gs1jp.org/database_service/vbg/gepir-transition.html \| GEPIRからVerified by GS1への移行について \| 2026-09-14 \| GS1 Japan \| registry \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
	36	+	\| gs1jp-gcp \| https://www.gs1jp.org/database_service/gcp-search/about_gcp-search.html \| GS1事業者コード情報確認サービス \| 2026-09-14 \| GS1 Japan \| registry \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
29	37		<!--/references-->
30	38
31	39		## About <!--about-->
32		−	Pilot Corporation (株式会社パイロットコーポレーション) is a Japanese pen maker based in Kyobashi, Chūō, Tokyo, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7846; the present holding company dates from January 2002 and carried the name Pilot Group Holdings until 2003.[^wikipedia] GLEIF records its LEI and Japanese commercial register number with a seat at Kyobashi 2-6-21.[^gleif] Its European arm, Pilot Corporation of Europe, operates a factory in Haute-Savoie, France.[^pilot-eu] The prefix 4902505 is listed here as derived from Pilot's own brands carrying it (the V-Ball 05, EAN 4902505085406); no source names the GS1 licensee.[^biro]
	40	+	Pilot Corporation (株式会社パイロットコーポレーション) is the Japanese maker of writing instruments sold under the Pilot name; its own company profile gives a head office at 2-6-21 Kyobashi, Chūō, Tokyo, incorporation on 4 January 2002, a founding date of 27 January 1918, a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market under code 7846, and stationery, toys, precious-metal accessories and ceramic components as its lines of business.[^pilot-overview] GLEIF's record states the same legal name and seat, the LEI 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 and Japanese commercial register number 0100-01-077045, and dates the entity to 2002-01-04 JST.[^gleif] Wikidata carries the matching Japanese corporate number 9010001077045.[^wikidata] It is the largest pen manufacturer in Japan and holds subsidiaries on every continent.[^wikipedia] Its European arm, Pilot Corporation of Europe, has run the group's European factory in Haute-Savoie, France since 1996.[^pilot-eu]
	41	+
	42	+	The present company was created by share transfer in January 2002 as 株式会社パイロットグループホールディングス (Pilot Group Holdings) above the operating company 株式会社パイロット, and took the name パイロットコーポレーション when the two merged in 2003; the business itself descends from 並木製作所, founded by Ryōsuke Namiki and Masao Wada in 1918, renamed パイロット萬年筆 in 1938 and 株式会社パイロット in 1989.[^pilot-history]
	43	+
	44	+	The GS1 company prefix 4902505 stays inferred rather than sourced. The basis is that Pilot-branded articles carry it, such as the V-Ball 05 rollerball sold as Pilot under EAN 4902505085406;[^biro] no source reached in this review names the licensee. GEPIR, which used to answer exactly that question, closed on 30 September 2024 and now redirects to Verified by GS1;[^gs1jp-vbg] both Verified by GS1 front ends (gs1.org and vbg.gs1jp.org) refuse server-side requests and put their search behind reCAPTCHA, and GS1 Japan's GS1事業者コード情報確認サービス, the service that lists the codes lent to a business, is open only to code holders who apply for it.[^gs1jp-gcp] Also searched without result: Pilot's own corporate and product sites for a statement of its GS1 company prefix, Japanese-language web searches for 4902505 together with 事業者コード and メーカーコード, and Wikidata, whose item for the company has no GS1 Company Prefix (P3193) statement.[^wikidata] Until a GS1 or registry record, a statement by the company or a filing names the holder, the prefix belongs in gs1_prefixes_inferred and not in gs1_prefixes.
33	45		<!--/about-->

Source of v3

# Pilot Corporation <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Pilot Corporation
legal_name: 株式会社パイロットコーポレーション
country: JP
website: https://www.pilot.co.jp/
register_ids: LEI:353800AR8E9WFDU10092, JP-CR:0100-01-077045
gs1_prefixes_inferred: 4902505
founded: 2002-01-04
<!--/identity-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                             | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| 株式会社パイロットコーポレーション                | legal  | ja     |      |       |
| PILOT CORPORATION                | name   | en     |      |       |
| Pilot Group Holdings Corporation | legal  |        | 2002 | 2003  |
| Pilot Pen                        | search |        |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref       | url                                                                                                                                                                                 | title                           | accessed   | publisher                   | kind         | published | record_id            | locator         | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| biro      | https://www.biro-center.si/izdelek/4902505085406/pilot-roler-v-ball-05-crn                                                                                                          | PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN      | 2026-09-14 | Biro Center                 | retailer     |           | 4902505085406        |                 |              |             |          |
| 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 |             |          |
| gleif     | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3 | LEI record 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF                       | registry     |           | 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 |                 | CC0          |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Pilot Corporation (株式会社パイロットコーポレーション) is a Japanese pen maker based in Kyobashi, Chūō, Tokyo, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7846; the present holding company dates from January 2002 and carried the name Pilot Group Holdings until 2003.[^wikipedia] GLEIF records its LEI and Japanese commercial register number with a seat at Kyobashi 2-6-21.[^gleif] Its European arm, Pilot Corporation of Europe, operates a factory in Haute-Savoie, France.[^pilot-eu] The prefix 4902505 is listed here as derived from Pilot's own brands carrying it (the V-Ball 05, EAN 4902505085406); no source names the GS1 licensee.[^biro]
<!--/about-->