One of the assumptions being made by several media and consumers is that Upper Deck International (UDI) and The Upper Deck Company (UDC) are one and the same company. This is however not the case. UDI has no legal, fiscal, management and/or financial ties to UDC. UDI is not a subsidiary or a sister company of UDC, but a total separate organization. Even though some licenses and practices are shared, UDI operates on a total different level having its own mission statement and vision. For example UDI's focus is sole entertainment business, being preliminary toys, puzzles and games, amongst which trading card games, whereas UDC business is preliminary sports collectibles.
As the UDI head office is situated in The Netherlands, the recent injunction against Konami was filed in a Dutch court. UDI has a separate agreement with Konami, acting as the exclusive
Yu-Gi-Oh!™ distributor in various international territories. Primarily Konami brought in that UDC and UDI are one and the same company as the main reason for the termination of the UDI agreement, however evidence proved different and therefore the judge denied Konami's reasoning for terminating the agreement with Upper Deck International BV.
Following the successful outcome of the injunction against Konami, in which the Dutch court decided in favor Upper Deck International BV, we have announced that UDI launches expansions and events as planned across all territories (where applicable) that UDI is currently distributing the Yu-Gi-Oh!™ TCG: Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
Nico Blauw, CEO of Upper Deck International BV : "We are very loyal and dedicated to the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand. With our offices and excellent staff in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Australia and our distributors in the territories where the company does not hold offices, we will continue to give full support to the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand as we have always done and work closely together with Konami Europe to create the best possible synergies to maximize customer and consumer satisfaction"
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Otto Beutelspacher H.
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Player Management: Level 1
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