SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the renaming of Oakland International Airport, ruling that adding “San Francisco Bay” to the name causes travelers to mistakenly believe that the East Bay airport is affiliated with or run by the same management as San Francisco’s airport.

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.

A federal judge has ordered the Port of Oakland to stop using San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport as its airport’s new name while a lawsuit by the city of San Francisco over copyright infringement is ongoing.