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[[Upper Deck Entertainment]] was formerly licensed to manufacture the worldwide version of the game, commonly known as the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG (Trading Card Game)]], under Konami's direction, until recently.

On October 8, 2008 Konami filed a complaint in the United States District Court for Central California charging '''Vintage Sports Cards''' with distributing re-packaged Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards packages containing counterfeit rare cards.<ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13988.html icv2.com] Counterfeit 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Rares</ref><ref>[http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2008/10/los-angeles-trademark-attorney-konami-trademark-litigation-yu-gi-oh-japanese-manga.html iptrademarkattorney.com] Copyright and Trademark Litigation Filed By Attorneys For Konami Over Sales Of Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Cards </ref> Konami was granted an injunction against Vintage, but during the discovery process Vintage supplied evidence to Konami alleging that '''Upper Deck Company, LLC''' (dba '''Upper Deck Entertainment''') was the source of the cards. Konami subpoenaed records from Upper Deck, but Upper Deck refused to comply with the subpoena, raising a legal objection.<ref>[http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2009/03/upper_deck_enjoined_from_selli.html iptrademarkattorney.com] Upper Deck Enjoined From Selling Yu Gi Oh! Cards; Prescient Threats Of “Mutual Assured Destruction” In Counterclaims</ref>