San Francisco is suing Oakland after changing the name of their airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. San Francisco thinks this will make things confusing and hurt their airport’s finances.
San Francisco is going to court to stop Oakland airport from changing its name. They say the new name goes against San Francisco International Airport’s trademark.
The Port of Oakland commissioners all agreed to change the name last week. They will vote again on May 9 to make it official. The airport’s name is Oakland International Airport right now.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said they hoped Oakland would agree on a new name, but since they didn’t, they have to sue to protect SFO’s trademark.
Chiu said the renaming plan is meant to confuse people and make them think that OAK has a connection to SFO, even though it doesn’t. This would be especially confusing for travelers who don’t speak or read English.
Officials at the Oakland airport want to change its name and will fight for their right to do it in court.
“The Port of Oakland said that OAK’s planned name change does not break SFO’s trademark. ” “We will strongly fight for our right to keep our place on the San Francisco Bay. “