SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A lawsuit has been filed over an Upstate college’s mascot.

Deborah Pilley and Robin Pilley, referred to as Bianchi and R. Pilley, filed the lawsuit against Spartanburg Community College (SCC), the Spartanburg Community College Foundation, and President Michael Mikota for copyright infringement, false designation of origin, common law trademark infringement and declaratory judgment for refusal of applications to register Chaser marks on Oct. 16.

According to the lawsuit, Bianchi and R. Pilley are both daughters and heirs of the late Dr. Pilley, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Wofford College. Dr. Pilley was famous for his research on dogs’ learning abilities and for teaching his own dog, named Chaser, to understand over 1,000 unique words. Dr. Pilley

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