Pepperdine University has filed suit against Netflix and Warner Bros. for trademark infringement, alleging in federal court that Mindy Kaling's new comedy series "Running Point" intentionally ...

Pepperdine University, in an emergency motion filed ... Pepperdine’s real-life mascot Willie the Wave wears a number 37 jersey, in reference to the school’s 1937 founding year.

The university also argues that the show borrows its team’s colors, orange and blue, and uses player’s number 37, the number worn by Pepperdine’s mascot — and which is associated with the ...

and other indicia that are identical or highly similar to Pepperdine’s, as well as the number ’37’, which is closely associated with the university’s history and mascot.” The religious s ...

Pepperdine University also said "Running Point" promoted a specific player number — 37 — which is worn by the school's mascot and correlates to its founding year. "The lawsuit details how ...