After Netflix filed an opposition to the trademark infringement lawsuit over 'Running Point', a judge has denied Pepperdine University's motion.

The lawsuit from the Christian university said that Mindy Kaling's upcoming sports comedy misappropriated its trademarks for its basketball team.

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.

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 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 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.

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery's new basketball comedy series "Running Point" had its premiere on Thursday, after a judge in California declined to halt its release over trademark allegations brought by Pepperdine University.