The Amsterdam Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. in an appeal proceedings against Upper Deck International in a case stemming from KDE’s termination last December of its distributorship agreement with Upper Deck that designated Upper Deck International as the exclusive distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game in Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. 

The Appeals Court ruling overturns an injunction against KDE’s termination of Upper Deck as a Yu-Gi-Oh! distributor that was granted  by a Dutch court on December 24th, shortly after Konami had announced that it was ending Upper Deck’s role as the exclusive distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (see “Dutch Court Sides With UDE”).  The new ruling by the 3-judge Appeals Court panel reverses the previous injunction and upholds the termination of Upper Deck’s contract with Konami, which means that, absent any contradictory ruling from a higher court, Upper Deck International is no longer the authorized distributor for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in Europe, Latin America, and Oceania.