PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 19, 2025
Patagonia, the outdoor gear company famous for its mountain-range logo, is suing Marden’s Surplus and Salvage for trademark violations, alleging the bargain retailer knowingly sold counterfeit products at locations across Maine — a claim that Marden’s denies. The California-based company further charges that Marden’s directs the manufacturing, distribution and import of the fake products. “We don’t do business like that,” Marden’s general manager Fox Keim said. “We were completely caught off-guard by this.”