Intellectual Property
Jul. 28, 2025
Pepperdine cites circuit trademark ruling in Netflix challenge
Pepperdine cites a recent 9th Circuit ruling on NFTs to challenge Netflix's bid to dismiss its trademark suit, arguing the "Waves" marks used in an adult show serve as source identifiers, not artistic elements.
Attorneys who are fighting to keep Pepperdine University's infringement lawsuit against Netflix alive argued a recently remanded case about non-fungible token trademarks likely dooms the streaming giant's pending dismissal bid.
"The Ninth Circuit rejected the defendant's argument that the use of the plaintiff's marks in their NFT [non-fungible token] collection was protected under the test outlined in Rogers v Grimaldi, - holding instead that the defendant'...
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