eBay Main Street

On September 15th, eBay invited some top sellers from around the country to attend Government Relations Day at the Top Seller Summit in Washington D.C. Here a few photos from their day on Capitol Hill.

“In order to support small businesses, any new online tax collection that emerges should exempt small businesses, and only the largest Internet retailers should face this new burden,” said John Donahoe, CEO of eBay Inc., in a recent letter to the editor of the San Jose Mercury News. Click here to see the full letter and to read more about how e-commerce creates opportunity and jobs for sellers, and real value for consumers.

Click here to see photos of eBay CEO John Donahoe’s recent trip to China, as well as other recent happenings from our Asia Pacific Government Relations team.

eBay believes the Resolution highlights key issues to be resolved to deliver results for consumers; puts pressure on the European Commission to deliver new legislation to remove barriers to e-commerce.

On Tuesday, September 14th, the eBay Green and Government Relations teams hosted two successful events in Washington, D.C. with John Donahoe, eBay\'s CEO. The setting was an intimate breakfast discussion with senior environmental NGO leaders, and a larger panel discussion on the environmental benefits of peer-to-peer ecommerce. Click here to read more.

Dan Dougherty, Senior Director and Associate General Counsel of eBay Inc. has been named one of the 25 Most Influential People in IP (Intellectual Property) Law by The American Lawyer magazine. As eBay’s top IP attorney, Dougherty oversees the company’s legal work related to trademarks. Click here to read more about Dan and the award.

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On Tuesday 9 September, the European Parliament adopted in Strasbourg an important Declaration calling on the Commission to make all documents relating to the ongoing negotiations publicly available. The declaration argues that the agreement should not impose changes in the current harmonised EU copyright, patent and trademark laws or weaken fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and the right to privacy.

“We are pleased with today’s ruling, which settles the last remaining claim before the trial court in this case. The trial court has ruled in eBay’s favor on every claim brought by Tiffany, providing an unequivocal validation of eBay’s business practices.”

~Michelle Fang, Associate General Counsel, eBay

John Donahoe, eBay President and CEO, and Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) were joined in Washington, DC by online small business owners to discuss the importance of universal, fast, affordable, and open broadband access to small business growth. Click here for more details.