Cooley successfully secured a preliminary injunction on behalf of its client, the City and County of San Francisco, in a trademark infringement lawsuit. San Francisco also filed a motion for a preliminary injunction (PI) to prevent the Port of Oakland from using the name.San Francisco has already sued in a federal lawsuit to stop the name change, but the preliminary injunction would have an immediate effect. The motion for a preliminary injunction is asking a judge to order the city of Oakland and Port of Oakland to immediately stop using the new airport name. The Motion for Preliminary Injunction asks the Court to order Oakland to immediately stop usage of the infringing new name. A federal judge granted San Francisco's motion for a preliminary injunction against Oakland. Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction. The court is scheduled to consider OAK's and SFO's arguments on the preliminary injunction motion on November 7, 2024. On April 14, 1992, Accolade filed a motion in the district court for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal.