If ComicMix survives a legal challenge to its mashup of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss, and it boldly took a step in that direction on Monday, it will be largely due to a judge's mashup of a 1986 Federico Fellini film and the Fox hip-hop drama Empire . ComicMix is fighting a lawsuit brought by Dr. Seuss Enterprises over a crowd-funded book project titled Oh, The Places You'll Boldly Go! Almost a year ago, ComicMix nearly got U.S District Court Judge Janis Sammartino to dismiss all trademark claims because of nominative fair use, a doctrine that allows someone to use another's mark for purposes of commentary, criticism, comparative advertising or parody.