Mongolia

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area: 1,565,000.

Population: 3,255,468 (2023).

Capital: Ulaanbaatar.

Language: Mongolian.

Currency: Tugrik.

 

 

GENERAL REMARKS

Mongolia is a landlocked country located in north-central Asia, between China and Russia. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, Mongolia was a Soviet satellite state. In 1990, Mongolia transitioned to an independent democracy.

 

 

PATENTS OF INVENTION

LEGAL BASIS

• Patent Law of Mongolia No. 101 (601)/1993, last amended on April 29, 2021.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, since April 21, 1985.
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), since May 27, 1991.

 

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of attorney, simply signed;
• Inventor’s Declaration;
• Assignment Deed;
• Two specifications in English to be translated into Mongolian;
• Drawings, size 29 x 21 cm (4 copies, if applicable);
• Priority document, if any.

 

REMARKS

National Phase of PCT: under Chapter 1: 31 months; under Chapter II: 31 months.

Validity: issued after formal and full examination – valid for 20 years.

Annuities: the fee for the first five years is to be paid within six months from the date when the decision to grant the patent was made. The fees for the subsequent periods shall be paid during the six months prior to the commencement of those periods.

Opposition: possible within three months after publication of the application.

 

 

TRADE AND SERVICE MARKS

LEGAL BASIS

• Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications of May 2, 2003, in force since August 21, 2003, last amended on April 29, 2021.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, since April 21, 1985.
• Madrid Agreement, since April 21, 1985.
• Madrid Protocol, since June 16, 2001.

 

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of attorney, simply signed;
• 15 prints of the mark (not required for word marks; not required for electronic filings as the JPEG format would be sufficient);
• Priority document, if any.

 

REMARKS

Kinds of protection: verbal, pictorial and other designations or their combination. Service marks are registrable.

Classification: International.

Obligation to use the registered mark: an interested third party may request the cancellation of a mark if it has not been used during five consecutive years from the registration date, unless a justifiable reason can be attributed to the non-use of the mark. Nominal use can be accepted in absence of actual use.

Duration – renewals: 10-year period after the filing date or last renewal date.

Opposition: opposition to a published trademark application may be filed within three months from the filing date. Opposition to registered marks may be filed within one year from the publication date.

 

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS

LEGAL BASIS

• Patent Law of Mongolia No. 101 (601)/1993, last amended on April 29, 2021.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, since April 21, 1985.
• Hague Agreement, Geneva Act, since January 19, 2008.

 

FILING REQUIREMENTS

• Power of attorney, simply signed;
• Description of the industrial design (in triplicate);
• Drawings and schemes describing the design (in triplicate);
• Assignment Deed.

 

REMARKS

Duration – renewals: after formal examination: 15 years from the filing date.

Opposition: possible within three months from publication of the application.

 

 

DOMAIN NAMES

LEGAL BASIS

• There is no specific legislation on country code top-level domain names.

 

FILING

• ccTLD: .mn
• Applicant: individuals and legal entities.
• Local Presence: not required.

 

REMARKS

Duration – renewals: one year, renewable.

Uniform dispute resolution procedure: none.

 

 

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