(This content was created with the help of AI.) Oakland’s airport can keep “San Francisco” in its new name, but with some strings attached. A two-year trademark fight between the neighboring cities ended with a settlement announced Tuesday that lets the facility stick with “Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport”—which the Mercury News notes it’s been “quietly using”—not the earlier “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” that was approved by Oakland officials in March 2024 and spurred the suit.
The deal comes with a number of parameters, reports the New York Times: “San Francisco” can’t be emphasized in bigger or flashier fonts, can’t appear alone in promotions, and must always follow “Oakland” in the full name and have “Bay” attached to it.
The AP reports Oakland also can’t use the word “International” in its name despite the fact that it offers international flights…