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Still reeling from losing a multi-million dollar lawsuit to Konami for fraud and counterfeit, Upper Deck is now being sued by Major League Baseball for using their logo without permission. (source) They are continuing to sell cards without the license to do so; sound familiar? Six months ago, MLB gave the exclusive license to Upper Deck’s rival, Topps.
MLB also claims that Upper Deck already owes them $2.4 million. (source)
Update: UD and MLB have settled this suit.
In other news, as of this week, Tomy became the exclusive distributor of UD products in the UK market. (source)
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