April 28, 2026
San Francisco has struck a deal with the Port of Oakland that ends a trademark infringement suit over Oakland's renaming of its airport that allows the East Bay city to use the name "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport," the parties announced Tuesday.
December 18, 2025
The Port of Oakland has cut a tentative deal with the city and county of San Francisco to resolve a trademark infringement suit over Oakland renaming its international airport to include "San Francisco Bay," according to a joint stipulation filed in California federal court Wednesday.
November 17, 2025
The Port of Oakland faced turbulence Monday as it urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse an order barring it from using "San Francisco Bay" in its airport's name, with one judge immediately noting that its proposed name sounds "pretty close" to that of the nearby San Francisco International Airport.
February 07, 2025
The Port of Oakland has asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a magistrate judge's order barring it from using "San Francisco Bay" in its airport name, arguing that the court's decision placed too much weight on travelers' potential confusion about who owns the airport when buying a flight.