In last summer's blockbuster film, The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway plays Selina Kyle, who attempts to get her hands on a software program that will erase her criminal history from every computer database in the world. At one moment of the film, this character (who would later become Catwoman) tells Batman, "Wayne says you can get me the clean slate.”

In the film, the product is referred to as "clean slate" several times, and rather fascinatingly, Warner Bros. got sued over this by a company that actually markets and sells a computer security program called "Clean Slate."

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As Indiana federal judge Philip Simon puts the key question in setting up his ruling, "Is it trademark infringement if a fictional company or product in a movie or television drama bears the same name or brand as a real company or product?”

Judge Simon answers, No!

ITEM! Young Thomas Robinson has been cast in what is being described by insiders as a “pivotal” role in Disney’s Tomorrowland, the top-secret project being helmed by Brad Bird.

George Clooney, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie are the stars in the movie that has a release date of Dec. 19, 2014.

Robinson appeared in the Jason Bateman-Jennifer Anniston comedy The Switch and was part of the cast for ABC’s short-lived series The Protector.

Marton Csokas will square off against Denzel Washington in The Equalizer, Sony's big-screen take on the 1980s TV show.

Antoine Fuqua, who directed Washington's Oscar-winning performance in Training Day, is helming the project, which also has Chloe Moretz in the cast.

As any loyal Trekkie knows, there's plenty of comedy to be had in Star Trek. Who doesn't get a kick out of Bones' love affair with complaining or Spock failing to grasp the subtleties of human interaction?

But the Internet has boldly taken Trek comedy to new heights. And in honor of Star Trek Into Darkness hitting theaters this week, Heat Vision looks at some of the clever videos featuring the Enterprise crew.

Matt Ember and Tom Astle, a fast-rising writing duo in animation, have signed with Verve for representation.

They were previously at UTA.

Ember and Astle wrote Epic, the upcoming 3D CGI feature from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox that is an adaptation of the William Joyce book The Leaf Men. The movie opens May 24.

Universal has picked up Little Evil, a dark comedy spec from Tucker and Dale vs Evil writer-director Eli Craig.

Craig wrote the script and will direct the feature, which will be produced by Scott Stuber and his Universal-based Bluegrass Films.

The logline is being kept under wraps. Sources say the deal was in the seven figures.

Paramount Home Media Distribution has picked up worldwide distribution rights to horror comedy Ghost Team One.

The movie centers on two roommate who fall for a girl who believes their home is haunted by a vengeful madam. The duo set out to make a documentary, uncovering not only a decades-ago murder but also a ghost that is into them.

Brawny robots clash with hulking monsters in Guillermo Del Toro's sci-fi epic, Pacific Rim.

And the newest clip, billed as the main trailer for the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures production, finds all the prior bits and pieces of the teasers summed up in one narration describing the plot.

The Raven is once again hoping to take flight.

Gerard Butler is in negotiations to star in the Universal sci-fi action project, which has seen several iterations since it made its debut as a hot short in early 2010.

Gold Circle has now come aboard to co-finance the production, with Universal distributing the movie worldwide.