A federal court on Wednesday denied a motion by the private Christian college to stop Netflix from showing the basketball comedy, saying use of contested marks by the show did not violate the Lanham Act.

Ahead of its Netflix premiere on Feb. 27, Mindy Kaling's new sports comedy series 'Running Point' is already making waves.

With hours until game day, Netflix has the all-clear to proceed with its new comedy Running Point after Pepperdine University sued the streamer for trademark infringement. After Netflix filed an opposition on Tuesday in Central California’s U.

Pepperdine University has sued Netflix, Inc and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc for trademark infringement The Christian university in California asserts in the lawsuit that the upcoming comedy series

Pepperdine University sued Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday, claiming their upcoming comedy series about a Los Angeles pro basketball team called the Waves violates the school's trademarks.

The lawsuit claims the show promotes themes that don’t correspond to the university’s values, including alcohol and substance use, sexual innuendo and imagery, and foul language.