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Pepperdine University says Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series ‘misappropriated’ its basketball team

  • Pepperdine University has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery for alleged trademark infringement regarding Mindy Kaling's series 'Running Point.'
  • The lawsuit claims that the series misappropriates Pepperdine's basketball team name, 'the Waves,' and colors, orange and blue.
  • Pepperdine argues that the show promotes a fictional player's number 37, associated with its mascot and founding year 1937.
  • The university is seeking injunctive relief and unspecified monetary damages, stating the show's portrayal will cause consumer confusion.
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Pepperdine University Sues Netflix & Warner Bros. Over ‘Running Point’ Trademark Infringement

Ahead of its Netflix premiere on Feb. 27, Mindy Kaling‘s new sports comedy series Running Point is already making waves. On Thursday, Pepperdine University announced a trademark infringement lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros., accusing the show of “misappropriation of the university’s brand” with the logo for its fictional Los Angeles-based basketball team The Waves. According to a statement shared by the Malibu-based Christian univers…

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California university sues Netflix, WB over Mindy Kaling show 'Running Point'

Pepperdine University claims that the studios infringed on its trademarks with the fictional basketball team in the new comedy series.JC Olivera/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Mindy Kaling at the 2025 Golden GlobesA new Mindy Kaling series is the subject of a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros.Pepperdine University is suing the streamer and the studio, claiming they infringed on the school's trademarks in the upcoming basketball show Running…

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Pepperdine sues Netflix over basketball team in new ‘Running Point’ series

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.

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Pepperdine Sues Netflix For Stealing Mascot

Pepperdine University filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Entertainment on the grounds of trademark infringement. It claims that Mindy Kaling, through her new show, “misappropriated” the university by stealing its mascot for her new show ‘Running Point.’ That is not the exact legal jargon but that is essentially what is happening here if I am reading the lawsuit and corresponding assets correctly. Before we go any further here, it s…

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Pepperdine University says Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series ‘misappropriated’ its basketball team

Pepperdine University has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery over Mindy Kaling’s upcoming show “Running Point,” alleging trademark infringement regarding its basketball team. Sean Burnett, Pepperdine University senior vice president and chief marketing officer, says “Running Point,” which is set to debut next week, “misappropriated our trademarked name, the Waves, our colors, blue…

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Pepperdine University sues Netflix and Warner Bros. over Mindy Kaling's new show

Pepperdine University filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros.

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