Pepperdine University claims that the studios infringed on its trademarks with the fictional basketball team in the new comedy series.

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

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.

Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show 'Running Point' has triggered a lawsuit from a WCC school for trademark infringement.

A lawsuit filed by Pepperdine University against Netflix over Running Point, its soon-to-launch comedy series based on a semi-fictionalized Los Angeles pro basketball team named the Waves, accuses the streaming giant and production company Warner Bros.

Pepperdine University filed suit against Netflix and Warner Bros. for trademark infringement, alleging in federal court that the new comedy series “Running Point” centers on a fictional basketball team that resembles the university’s actual squad.

Pepperdine University has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros., accusing them of trademark infringement over the new sports comedy Running Point. The Malibu-based Christian university claims the show’s fictional basketball team,