Oakland officials will have to drop “San Francisco Bay” from the name of their airport, at least temporarily — the latest twist in a battle that had landed the two Bay Area cities in court. A judge for the U.

San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport's trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport's similar new name would confuse travelers. It asked in September for a preliminary order forcing the port to stop using the new name, which Hixson granted on Tuesday.

The ongoing saga between two of the Bay Area’s largest airports took a turn on Tuesday in favor of San Francisco when a federal judge granted the city a preliminary injunction against Oakland. The Port of Oakland has to immediately stop inserting “San Francisco Bay” in front of Oakland International Airport in advertising,