"San Francisco Takes Legal Action Against Oakland's Airport Name Change"

San Francisco is suing Oakland over its plan to change the name of Oakland International Airport to "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport," alleging that it would capitalize off of confusion. San Francisco owns a trademark on "San Francisco International Airport" and is seeking to prohibit Oakland from using the new name. The Port of Oakland defends the name change, stating that it does not infringe upon San Francisco's mark, while airlines have differing opinions on the potential confusion the new name may cause. The final approval for the name change is pending a second vote from Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners on May 9.