The mark was first used anywhere in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 01/01/1979
The mark was first used in commerce in a different form other than that sought to be registered at least as early as 01/01/2000
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of the wording "MAD DOG" above and slightly to the left of the wording "& MERRILL", all in a distinctive font. Beneath the literal element of the mark is an artistic rendering of a cheerful Mad Dog and Merrill including their upper torsos, heads, arms, and hands. Mad Dog is shown wearing a pepper-patterned collared shirt holding an oversized bun and hot dog, garnished with a condiment sauce, in one hand. Merrill is shown wearing a checkered flannel shirt holding up a string of linked sausages with both hands.
The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark identifies Mark D. Mathewson (aka Mad Dog) and Gary T. Merrill (aka Merrill), whose consent(s) to register is made of record.
MAD DOG AND MERRILL;
MADDOG AND MERRILL;
MAD DOG AMPERSAND MERRILL;
MADDOG AMPERSAND MERRILL