San Francisco has sued Oakland over a recent preliminary decision to add “San Francisco Bay” to the Oakland International Airport name.
OAKLAND — San Francisco has sued Oakland over a recent preliminary decision to add “San Francisco Bay” to the Oakland International Airport name, marking the start of a legal war over the new moniker.
A vehicle proceeds past signs for Oakland International Airport and the Port of Oakland on April 11, 2024. The Port of Oakland on April 11 gave preliminary approval to the name change. The Oakland Port, which also operates the East Bay airport, was scheduled to take a final vote on the matter in May.“We had hoped Oakland would come to its senses,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said in a prepared release. “The refusal to collaborate on an acceptable alternative name leaves us no choice but to file a lawsuit to protect SFO’s trademark.
“The Metropolitan Oakland International Airport seeks to increase passengers and profits by rushing to unlawfully incorporate San Francisco International Airport’s trademarked name into its own,” San Francisco stated in its lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court.
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