San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco'


by The Independent

The Independent— San Francisco has sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name. SAN FRANCISCO >> San Francisco on Thursday sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, saying the change will cause confusion and is already affecting its airport financially.

Los Angeles Times—San Francisco sues Oakland over plans to change name of airport. The fight over a Bay Area airport name change just took a legal turn. San Francisco filed suit against Oakland to stop the proposed name change of Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. Last week, the Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to proceed with the change even after San Francisco officials threatened to sue, arguing "trademark infringement." "Those two names are clearly similar and very likely to cause confusion and thus...

ABC News—San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change. The city of San Francisco is suing the city of Oakland over the latter's plan to rename its airport to include "San Francisco."