He's not the only one. I've switched to dirty martinis so the olive juice can mask the salt from the tears that have fallen into my drinks. Cheers to VDex! Gulp... gulp...
That reminds me, didn't MNKD have a patent or trademark for some sort of wine technosphere?
The U.S. Trademark database TESS lists the following trademarks for Owner: MannKind. The wine flavored trademark is found at #7 and #10 on the list.
Current Search: (Mannkind)[OW] docs: 65 occ: 65
Serial Number Reg. Number Word Mark Check Status Live/Dead1 87042197 OUTSULIN TSDR LIVE
2 85976577 4159235 CRICKET TSDR LIVE
3 85976170 4110338 OUR FOCUS IS PATIENTS, OUR PASSION IS INNOVATION TSDR LIVE
4 85628505 4386421 TECHNOSPHERE TSDR LIVE
5 85162975 4283417 OUR FOCUS IS PATIENTS, OUR PASSION IS INNOVATION TSDR LIVE
6 85169782 CRICKET TSDR DEAD
7 85535835 WINE BLAST TSDR DEAD
8 85545332 COFFEE KICK TSDR DEAD
9 85545314 COFFEE KIK TSDR DEAD
10 85535844 WINE BLAST TSDR DEAD
11 85064643 EPITOPE SYNCHRONIZATION TSDR DEAD
12 78979849 3411049 X TSDR LIVE
13 78979848 3411048 MANNKIND TSDR LIVE
14 78979852 3416285 EPITOPE SYNCHRONIZATION TSDR DEAD
15 78931391 SIMBRIA TSDR DEAD
16 78931390 PRONEXIN TSDR DEAD
17 78931387 KINEXA TSDR DEAD
18 78931385 SYMBRIA TSDR DEAD
19 78931384 PRONEXIS TSDR DEAD
20 78931380 KINEXIN TSDR DEAD
21 78779793 EPITOPE SYNCHRONIZATION TSDR DEAD
22 78689133 X TSDR DEAD
23 78630927 MANNKIND TSDR DEAD
24 78353136 2925209 MEDTONE TSDR DEAD
25 78468260 SYNCHROTOPE TSDR DEAD
26 77979308 3797553 X TSDR LIVE
27 77979267 3794961 MANNKIND TSDR LIVE
28 77808079 3858037 AFREZZA TSDR LIVE
29 77848336 3915028 BLUHALE TSDR LIVE
30 77630270 3675719 AFRESA TSDR DEAD
31 77977193 3686097 TSDR LIVE
32 77909341 4132297 DREAMBOAT TSDR LIVE
33 77976359 3565822 AFRESA TSDR DEAD
34 77979354 3815780 BLUHALE TSDR LIVE
35 77955545 AFZ TSDR DEAD
36 77935039 INDEGO TSDR DEAD
37 77935036 INDIGO TSDR DEAD
38 77808593 FRESA TSDR DEAD
39 77751622 SIMPLAIR TSDR DEAD
40 77751616 MINIHALER TSDR DEAD
41 77640907 SCREAMIN CRICKET TSDR DEAD
42 77581469 TSDR DEAD
43 77534141 BLUHALE TSDR DEAD
44 77383659 MANNKIND TSDR DEAD
45 77383654 X TSDR DEAD
46 77284643 INHALIN TSDR DEAD
47 77141512 ZENIFRIA TSDR DEAD
48 77141510 ZINIVRIA TSDR DEAD
49 77141506 ZINIFRIA TSDR DEAD
50 77141503 ZENDEVRI TSDR DEAD
Source:
tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=4807%3Ai8iek7.1.1&p_search=searchss&p_L=50&BackReference=&p_plural=yes&p_s_PARA1=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=4810:aqrram.1.1Enter "MannKind" in Search term and select "Owner" from the field drop down list. Then click the submit query button and TESS should retrieve this list.