Drag queen Pattie Gonia asks apparel company Patagonia to drop trademark infringement lawsuit

Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia asked the outdoor apparel company Patagonia to drop its trademark infringement lawsuit, saying it could lead to the erasure of the activist’s name and advocacy.

Drag queen Pattie Gonia asks apparel company Patagonia to drop trademark infringement lawsuit. Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia asked the outdoor apparel company Patagonia to drop its trademark infringement lawsuit, saying it could lead to the erasure of the activist’s name and advocacy. Patagonia filed a federal lawsuit in January against Wyn Wiley, Pattie Gonia’s real name, in January. The company alleged that the drag queen had moved away from “discrete use of a persona to engage in activism” to a wide-ranging commercial enterprise when Wiley filed a trademark application seeking exclusive rights to Pattie Gonia for apparel, marketing and events. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, accused Wiley of breaching an agreement in 2022 that restricted Pattie Gonia from selling branded...