World Wrestling Entertainment and Lawsuit
"Gangrel" was also the ring-name of a wrestler, played by wrestler David Heath. He performed for the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) in the late 1990s. His gimmick was that of a Gothic Vampire. Mentions of Gangrel in WWF publications made reference to White Wolf, Inc.
In 2008, CCP games (which purchased White Wolf in 2006), sued the WWE over the usage of the name Gangrel for their vampire themed wrestler, David Heath. "CCP had claimed that WWE, which licensed the right to the name of the character used in a role-playing game that pre-existed David Heath being hired by WWE through 2003, continued to use the name without permission or payment in Heath's subsequent appearances." However, the case was dismissed by judge Marvin H. Shoob on June 30, 2008, stating the claim was "insufficient to allege trademark rights."
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