The International Business Department is a professional department to carry out international exchanges and cooperation as well as to handle international legal affairs, and it is an important component and bridge for Manifesto Law Firm to go towards internationalization. It consists of senior lawyers who have been engaged in legal affairs of embassies and consulates, 1,000 foreign lawyers nationwide certified by the Ministry of Justice, lawyers who have returned from overseas studies, and legal advisors of international famous companies, etc., and it is well acquainted with humanities, laws, policies, customs, etc., of some countries. We are familiar with the humanities, laws, policies and customs of some countries, and have accumulated rich experience in international legal services over the years, so that we can provide legal services to foreign clients in multiple languages. The International Business Department will continue to provide a full range of legal services for Chinese and foreign enterprises in the fields of intellectual property rights, international engineering, international trade, and domestic and foreign investment.

Intellectual Property International Business: obtaining patent protection for clients in more than 100 countries through direct application or PCT international patent application, including services such as overseas layout, drafting, translation, filing, defense, re-examination, invalidation, litigation, infringement investigation, international patent transaction, patent operation, and so on. We can obtain trademark protection for our clients in more than 100 countries through direct application or Madrid International Trademark Application, including services such as overseas layout of trademarks, application, defense, re-examination, invalidation, litigation, infringement investigation, international trademark transaction, brand licensing and operation, and so on. International Patent Search, International Patent Layout, Patent Avoidance Design Opinions, Infringement Likelihood Analysis, Infringement Analysis, Litigation Risk Assessment, Drafting and Review of Confidentiality Agreements, Drafting and Review of Intellectual Property Clauses in International Trade Contracts.

International engineering and infrastructure.

Customs law practice: including providing legal advice to clients on matters relating to customs law (including customs valuation, customs classification of goods, transfer pricing of multinational corporations, origin of goods, free trade zones and bonded zones), advising and providing on-site guidance to both Chinese and foreign clients in relation to customs inspections, communicating with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and local customs authorities on behalf of both Chinese and foreign clients, and providing advice and communicating with national customs authorities on customs issues occurring outside of China. Advising Chinese clients on customs issues occurring outside China and communicating with customs of various countries, filing administrative reconsiderations or administrative litigations on behalf of clients in relation to the decisions of the Chinese Customs, etc.

International Treaty Consulting and Dispute Settlement: including advising clients on World Trade Organization (WTO) matters and dispute settlement, regional trade agreement matters and dispute settlement, international investment agreement matters and international investment dispute settlement.

Import and export legal services: including drafting and reviewing international contracts for the sale and purchase of goods of various types/industries/products, counseling on maritime transportation and its insurance matters, and international trade dispute resolution.

Outbound Investment: Providing legal opinions on China's relevant regulatory and approval and filing requirements, assisting clients in fulfilling relevant approval or filing procedures; advising on the legal and regulatory environment of the investment target countries, the project structure of the offshore investment projects, legal risks and other legal issues; conducting legal due diligence on the target company or the target assets in order to assess and control the potential legal risks; analyzing the various investment and financing arrangements and structures, and making recommendations on the investment framework; and providing legal advice and assistance to clients in the implementation of their investment projects. analyzing various investment and financing arrangements and structures, and advising on investment structures; drafting, reviewing and revising legal documents at different stages of transactions, or analyzing, reviewing and advising on legal documents drafted by the counterparties; participating in legal and commercial negotiations of transactions, and advising on negotiation strategies and legal and commercial issues involved in the negotiations; assisting in project delivery and integration after delivery; providing legal services on other offshore investment matters at the request of the clients. Legal Services

Legal services for outbound contracted projects: survey on the legal environment of the investment destination country, issue legal opinions on the international engineering market environment of the destination country; provide professional legal advice on the establishment of investment/financing models; assist in drafting, negotiating and signing all kinds of investment/financing agreements; and issue legal opinions on major investment/financing matters to ensure lawfulness and compliance. Conducting due diligence investigations and issuing legal opinions on issues related to foreign investment, such as industry access, organization, agency policy, real estate policy, local procurement, local recruitment, labor and visa, taxation, foreign exchange control, anti-investment policy, customs, religious policy, etc.; providing notarization and authentication of documents, authorization of personnel, bank guarantees, and insurance arrangements for projects (including all risks insurance for construction, third party liability insurance, group accidental injury insurance, etc.). Providing professional legal consulting services for notarization and authentication of project documents, personnel authorization, bank guarantee letters and insurance arrangements (including construction all risks, third party liability insurance and group accidental injury insurance). Assisting bidders and project management organizations in establishing standardized and reasonable bidding models according to the types of project contracts (turnkey projects, design-construction, daily fee contracts, public-private partnerships, equipment + technical consulting, pure technical consulting, etc.); assisting bidders in drafting and reviewing joint bidding agreements or cooperation agreements, financing documents, cooperation commitment documents, guarantee documents, credit insurance documents, and quotation documents of cooperating vendors; assisting bidders in drafting and reviewing bidding documents and insurance arrangements; and assisting bidders in drafting and reviewing bidding documents. Assisting bidders in drafting and reviewing bidding documents and general contract conditions; issuing legal opinions on various important legal issues involved in the process of bidding, tendering, bid evaluation and finalization. Assisting the project negotiation team in drafting negotiation points and other relevant important legal documents; providing legal services such as reviewing, drafting and revising important contract documents, memorandums, agreements, clarifications and correspondence in the process of contracting; accepting entrustment to take part in the contract negotiation and providing professional legal support at any time if necessary. Provide legal advice on the completeness, legality and validity of contract signing. Assisting the project management organization to strengthen contract performance management, providing legal advice/opinions on major issues related to the project's human affairs, rights and responsibilities in the performance of the contract; assisting in the establishment of the consortium's internal cooperation agreement and subcontracting contract system according to the scope of the project and the division of labor of the project. Formulate qualification lists and audit standards for subcontractors and suppliers in accordance with the subcontracting system of the project contract, review the qualifications of engineering subcontracting units, review and revise back-to-back subcontracts, engineering specialty subcontracts and labor subcontracts; review and revise the procurement contracts for processed materials/equipment and provide legal advice on the interface between such contracts and the general contracting contract; review or provide grounds of defense for the claims filed by the contractors from the legal point of view, and assist in the legal advice/comments. Reviewing or providing defenses to claims made by contractors from a legal point of view, assisting the project management agency in negotiation, negotiation and replying to corresponding letters; providing legal analysis of contractors' breach of contract, and guiding the project management agency in making claims/counter-claims against the contractors in respect of time/costs. Providing legal advice on important legal issues that should be noted in the course of completion and acceptance; assisting the project management agency in reviewing the completion settlement report and related information, providing legal advice on disputes arising in the course of completion settlement and providing litigation/non-litigation dispute handling services; assisting in the drafting and signing of project acceptance certificates, quality warranties, performance certificates, etc., and providing professional legal advice on issues relating to payment of the final payment, warranty liabilities, and governmental affairs, bond closure, etc., and provide professional legal counseling and litigation/non-litigation dispute handling services at this stage. Designing contractual dispute resolution procedures and mechanisms according to the actual project and client's needs; providing legal counseling and litigation/non-litigation legal services on disputes arising in the course of contract performance, alteration, termination, and completion and settlement.

Project/Case Name:

1) On behalf of SNAPON, Inc. v. Nantong Certain Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and other five defendants in computer software copyright infringement case

2) ANHEUSER-BUSCH v. COCA Administrative Trademark Opposition Litigation

3) Wrigley v. A Tianjin Company for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition

4) RIMOWA (Germany) v. A Zhongshan Luggage Factory for Unfair Competition

5) CARBONELL COMPANIA ANONIMA v. SHANGHAI SHENGUANG WASHING MACHINERY GROUP CO.

6) Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. v. Jiangling Holding Company Ltd. for unfair competition and copyright infringement

7) Represented Hyundai Motor (Korea) in an agency dispute in China.

8) Represented a U.S. client in a telecommunications fraud case.

9) Represented the families of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in a claim for compensation.

10) Lawyer witnessed overseas Chinese identity household information, address information, etc.

11) Cayman Islands option dispute for BYTEDANCE employees.

12) Mexico mask procurement contract dispute

13) Peruvian alpaca products company's sales in China patent counseling case

14) Trademark Registration and Agency Agreement Counseling for Spanish Cosmetics Company in China

15) Malicious Cancellation of Domestic Equity Interests of a Foreign Green Card Holder

16) International Trade Dispute between a Spanish Steel Pipe Company and a Chinese Company in Qingdao, China

17) Legal services for Indian citizens in relation to US equity income tax in China

18) Legal services for foreign embassies in China on labor service employment

19) Commercial work for the EPC project of 132kV substation in Tompu Industrial Park, Ethiopia. Completion of contract terms and commercial negotiations, and realization of contract signing of USD 4.5 million.

20) Commercial contract drafting and negotiation for NAWEC National Grid EPC+F Project in Gambia. Completed the negotiation of commercial contract of USD 184,393,234 in Gambia and realized the contract performance.

21) Negotiation of the FIDIC version of the commercial contract for the Tamatave to Antananarivo Grid Interconnection EPC+F Project in Madagascar. Responsible for negotiating and revising the terms of the commercial contract. Negotiation and signing of the commercial contract for US$231,404,343.

22) Specialized legal service for Malaysia PV project, underwritten by CITIC Insurance for re-export business, providing special legal consulting service in terms of transaction subject, international logistics, international settlement, guarantee and equity pledge, document specification, currency exchange rate, force majeure of Xin Guan Disease, etc., based on the outline of CITIC Insurance's export credit insurance clauses.