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 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.

Pepperdine University filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Thursday for alleged trademark infringement over Mind Kaling's upcoming comedy series "Running Point." The upcoming series centers around a fictional party girl,

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.

Pepperdine University is suing Netflix and Warner Bros., alleging the studios infringed on multiple trademarks with the fictional Waves basketball team in the new Mindy Kaling series 'Running Point.'

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

Pepperdine says "Running Point," a Netflix comedy show starring Kate Hudson, stole the name and colors of its NCAA basketball team.

Pepperdine University filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Netflix and Warner Bros. Entertainment, alleging the companies infringed on the university's trademarks in their upcoming series "Running Point.

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.