Euro court sides with Konami in Yu-Gi-Oh spat
By Staff -- Playthings, 4/15/2009 7:43:00 AM
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—A Dutch court has rejected Upper Deck International’s efforts to be reinstated as the distributor of Konami Digital Entertainment’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in Europe and other international territories.
"This is a terrific victory for the legions of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelists worldwide," said Kunio Neo, president of Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. “Managing all aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG business directly—not just in Asia and North America, but globally—will allow Konami Digital Entertainment to strengthen and protect the integrity of the brand throughout the world."
On April 7, Amsterdam’s Court of Appeal ruled that Upper Deck failed to show that the Dec. 12, 2008, termination of the distribution relationship between it and Konami for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in Europe, Oceania and Latin America had been unlawful.
A California court in February issued a preliminary injunction against Upper Deck, haltings its sales and marketing efforts for the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game in the U.S.
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