His Master's Voice
Entertainment trademark
Summary
His Master's Voice is an entertainment trademark featuring a dog named Nipper, looking into the horn of a wind-up gramophone. Painted by Francis Barraud in 1898, the image has since become a symbol used internationally across consumer electronics, record labels, and entertainment retail.
Originally created by 195.100.176.242
11/6/2002, 10:54:26 AM
Modified
5/16/2026, 7:17:47 AM
Recent revisions
/* Victor Talking Machine Company / RCA Victor (United States–based) */
/* Victor Talking Machine Company / RCA Victor (United States–based) */
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/* Victor Talking Machine Company / RCA Victor (United States–based) */
/* Victor Talking Machine Company / RCA Victor (United States–based) */
The Dog and Trumpet appears to mainly be associated with the pub so I have removed it, also made the intro more formal
Added legal case
Added more sources
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/* Victor Talking Machine Company / RCA Victor (United States–based) */
Legal disputes section added
Small formatting fix
charity ref
WIPO database shows that the His Master's Voice mark is owned by Palm Green Capital Limited. Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1326072860|1326072860]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2025-38907-17|~2025-38907-17]] ([[User talk:~2025-38907-17|talk]])
Improved disambiguation