Fox's "New Girl" is facing charges of plagiarism and intellectual property theft. Two screenwriters, Stephanie Counts and Shari Gold, have accused "New Girl" of stealing ideas from their television pilot script.

According to The Hollywood Reporter's report, Counts and Gold have filed a lawsuit against "New Girl" team, including Elizabeth Meriwether, creator of "New Girl," and director Jake Kasdan. The lawsuit alleges that Fox's comedy is based on their script for a proposed television series called Square One.

In the lawsuit, the screen-writing duo have said that "Any differences between the Square One scripts and New Girl are so small and insignificant that they cannot be afforded copyright protection, and are, in fact, nothing more than transparent attempts to hide Defendants' blatant plagiarism."

Huffington Post reports that the storyline of "Square One" is based on Counts' real-life experience. After getting a whiff of her husband's extramarital affair, Counts had shifted to an apartment, which was "a three-man bachelor pad."

Counts and Gold mentioned in the lawsuit that "New Girl" cannot be seen as an "original creation," as the differences are "more akin to eraser marks or ink blots on Stephanie and Shari's creation and cannot be treated as original expression."

The two are demanding monetary compensation and credit. In addition, Counts and Gold are also demanding an injunction, which puts a stop on the filming of further episodes as well as distribution of the "New Girl."

Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that in January 2012, attorneys of Fox Defendants put forward a settlement offer. In a bid to silence them and prevent them from taking any legal action, Counts and Gold were offered nearly $10, 000.

Counts and Gold are represented by Andrew Ryan at Ryan Law. According to Ryan, they are seeking compensatory, statutory, punitive and exemplary damages. He told The Hollywood Reporter that the monetary damages are "inadequate to compensate them for the damage done." They expect the defendants to "issue a public apology."

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Fox has refused to comment on the issue.