US A CALL, OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.>>> A NEW BATTLE OF THE BAY, THIS TIME OVER A NAME, AND NOW THE COURTS WILL GET INVOLVED. THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IS SUING THE CITY OF OAKLAND OVER THE POST RENAMING OF OAKLAND AIRPORT TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL. WE ARE AT THE AIRPORT WITH A LOOK AT LAWSUIT, AND WHY OAKLAND SAYS IT IS NOT BACKING DOWN.>> IN A LAWSUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT, SAN FRANCISCO ARGUES THE LAW SHOULD PREVENT OAKLAND FROM RENAMING OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL, SAYING THE NAME INFRINGES ON A TRADEMARK, BUT WILL ALSO CONFUSE TRAVELERS.>> I THOUGHT I WAS IN OAKLAND, SO THAT'S WEIRD. DO THEY NOT HAVE THEIR OWN AIRPORT?>> CLEARLY YOU COME UP HERE FOR THE BAY AREA, SO I THINK THE CHANGE OF NAME IS FINE.>> PORT OF OAKLAND COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE NEW NAME LAST WEEK. THE LAWSUIT IS DEMANDING ANY NEW NAME THAT INCLUDES EMPRESS GO BE INHIBITED. THIS EMPRESS GO DAVID - - THE SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY SAID IT IS CLEAR THERE'S ONLY ONE AIRPORT. >> IT HAS BEEN TRADEMARKED FOR SO LONG, IT IS INCONTESTABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW. >> A PORTUGUESE HAS USED THE NEW NAME FOR BOOKINGS. THEY BELIEVE OAKLAND IS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO PULL BUSINESS AWAY FROM SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH HE SAYS IS CAUSING THE MONEY. >> OAKLAND IS TRYING TO WRITE OFF THE FACT THAT THE CISCO HAS BEEN DECADES AND BILLIONS INVESTING IN A REPUTATION OF OUR AIRPORT, AND THE GREAT SOURCES THAT SFO PROVIDES.>> SFO CANNOT LAY CLAIM TO THE GEOGRAPHICALLY DESCRIPTIVE'S TERM SYNTHESIS GO AND CLAIM RIGHTS TO THE TEMPEST GO BAY. THROUGH THE OPEN INTERNATIONAL SAYS THE CHANGES ABOUT CLARIFYING THAT OAKLAND WILL SIT ON THE BAY AS WELL, AND HOPES TO BRING MORE AIRLINES TO THE CITY.>> WE WANT TO CLARIFY THAT OAKLAND IS AN EFFICIENT AND DISTINCTIVE CHOICE FOR FLYING INTO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY.>> SOME SAY THE CHANGE COULD CAUSE CONFUSION. >> IF YOU ARE NOT WELL TRAVELED, YOU CAN GET CONFUSED AND THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO, AND YOU ARE GOING TO END UP IN OAKLAND.>> OTHERS DON'T BELIEVE IT MAKES IT DIFFERENCE, AND SAY TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING MORE USEFUL THAN A COURT FIGHT.>> I THINK IT'S SILLY. A WASTE OF MONEY AND RESOURCES, AND TIME PERIODS TO THE SECOND AND VI
