In July, the United States Postal Service requested that the Postal Regulatory Commission approve a special rate increase on a wide range of USPS services, including a 6.7% rate increase on package shipping services.  eBay participated in the Postal Regulatory Commission review of the USPS rate increase request, opposing the proposed rate increase because the additional costs would negatively impact hundreds of thousands of small business retailers and e-commerce entrepreneurs who rely on the Postal Service for quality and affordable shipping services.

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.

Written by eBay President and CEO John Donahoe and published September 24th. 2010 in the San Jose Mercury News

For months, we\'ve all heard the economic rallying cry from Washington: jobs, jobs, jobs. With 70 percent of new jobs in the U.S. over the past decade created by small businesses, we need small business to lead the way -- and small businesses need our support.

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

The first seat of the first line in Expo Forum plenary meeting

John Donahoe Speaking at Expo Forum

Meeting with Mr. Zhu Xiaoming,Vice Chairman, the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

STRASBOURG, FRANCE - 22 September: eBay responds to the European Parliament\'s adoption of a Report on Completing the Internal Market for E-commerce. In a statement eBay said:

The European Parliament Report on Completing the Internal Market for E-commerce is a clear signal to the European Commission that more needs to be done to drive much-needed growth in online shopping. The Parliament sets out the clear benefits e-commerce and mobile commerce bring to consumers and businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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.

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.  And in light of the fact that nearly every trademark in the world comes across the eBay platform, this is no small job.  eBay’s most recent legal victory was last week’s landmark defeat against Tiffany.  Read more about Dougherty’s recognition here.

After adoption of its Resolution on ACTA in March 2010, the European Parliament sends another clear signal to the Commission confirming that it closely scrutinises both the negotiating process and the contents of ACTA.

"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

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