Drag queen Pattie Gonia sounds off on trademark battle with Patagonia

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A drag queen is speaking out against an outdoor clothing company’s lawsuit against her.

In a video shared on Instagram on Wednesday, Pattie Gonia condemned Patagonia’s decision to accuse her of trademark infringement in a federal complaint filed earlier in January. The lawsuit alleged the Bend-based climate activist’s trademark application for her name “directly” competes with the apparel and gear brand’s own products and services.

The complaint states plaintiffs are seeking just $1 in damages, but according to Pattie Gonia — who is also known as Wyn Wiley — the company has threatened to strip her of her drag persona and cost her more than $1 million in legal fees.

“Isn’t it interesting that the multi-billion-dollar corporation Patagonia chose this exact moment, the height of anti-LGBTQ politics and attacks on the environment to sue me,” Pattie Gonia said, in part, in her video statement. “They’ve known about me for eight........

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