San Francisco has won the battle over the renaming of the Oakland International Airport, at least for now.
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A judge issued a temporary injunction on Tuesday for the airport to stop using the name San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.
Court documents show the judge determined San Francisco will suffer irreparable harm because the airport violates the city’s trademark for SFO.
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The judge has ordered the Port of Oakland, which controls the airport, to stop using the name immediately.
That includes on any promotion or products associated with the airport.
The Port of Oakland released a statement to ABC7 News, writing:
” The court’s ruling found that two of the three types of confusion alleged by SFO were without merit.
The court order temporarily blocks OAK’s new name on the basis of the third type of alleged confusion: that travelers may think OAK is affiliated with SFO. OAK is not associated with SFO, of course, but is rather a convenient and centrally located option for travelers throughout the Bay Area.