RASPBERRY PI
Raspberry Pi has been registered in the UK since around 2012 for single-board computers and educational computing devices. Created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in Cambridge, the product was designed to promote computer science teaching in schools.
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
Raspberry Pi has been registered in the UK since around 2012 for single-board computers and educational computing devices. Created by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in Cambridge, the product was designed to promote computer science teaching in schools. The trademark protects what became the best-selling British computer ever, surpassing the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro, with over 60 million units sold.
The trademark protects what became the best-selling British computer ever, surpassing the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro, with over 60 million units sold.
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Historical Background
The Raspberry Pi Foundation was established as a UK charity in 2009 by Eben Upton and colleagues at the University of Cambridge. The first Raspberry Pi was released on 29 February 2012, selling out within hours. The Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd subsidiary handles all commercial activities, including trademark enforcement. In 2021, Raspberry Pi Trading became the first recipient of a new category of UK listing — a "Heritage Company" — and subsequently listed on the London Stock Exchange.