Torts
Elvis Presley Enterprises et al. v. City of Memphis et al. (2017) [Memphis Grizzlies]
In this brand new case, which has been dubbed Graceland v. The Grizzlies, EPE is […]
Year: 2017
Contract Law
National Music Museum v. Johnson (2014)
This is the first of three court judgments in this case. The overarching issue […]
Civil Rights
Lewis et al. v. City of Memphis et al. (2017) [Black Lives Matter]
Five people have filed a lawsuit accusing the city of Memphis and Elvis Presley’s […]
Elvis Memorabilia
Estate of Pepper v. Whitehead (2015) [Elvis Memorabilia]
In this rather fascinating case, the Court is having to decide who rightfully owns […]
Contracts
Contract between Elvis Presley Enterprises and the Town of Collingwood (2015)
This contract between EPE and the Town of Collingwood (home of a large Elvis festival) exemplifies EPE’s control over all things Elvis and gives a great insight into how they control Elvis’ intellectual property. […]
Minor IP Cases
ABG EPE IP LLC v. Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. (2014)
In this case, ABG Elvis Presley Enterprises is suing Beretta, the Italian gun maker, […]
Domain Names
Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Simon Higgs (2014) [graceland.com]
In this “Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy” case, EPE is seeking (successfully) to […]
Swedish Lisa-Marie
Johansen v. Presley (2014) [Swedish Lisa-Marie]
This is a continuation of the 2013 case, in which Lisa Johansen, from Sweden, […]
Swedish Lisa-Marie
Presley a.k.a Johansen v. JP/Politikens Hus et al. (2014) [Swedish Lisa-Marie]
This case was filed by Ms. Lisa Johansen, who claims to be the “real […]
Swedish Lisa-Marie
Johansen v. Presley (2013) [Swedish Lisa-Marie]
This case features Priscilla Presley and her son, Navarone Garibaldi, as co-defendants. The background […]
Elvis Memorabilia
Estate of Pepper v. Whitehead (2012) [Elvis Memorabilia]
In this rather fascinating case, the Court is having to decide who rightfully owns […]
Minor IP Cases
Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Bud Glass Productions (2011)
In this case, Elvis Presley Enterprises filed a copyright/trademark action accusing Bud Glass Productions, […]
Wills and Estates
Presley v. Presley-Lockwood [Eliza Presley/Vernon’s Daughter]
In this case, the “Presley” is Eliza Presley (aka Alice Elizabeth Tiffin) and “Presley-Lockwood” […]
FBI Files
The Elvis Presley FBI Files: Overview
Though Elvis wasn’t actually investigated by the FBI, he appears in several of their […]