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General Information

Area: 1,565,000 sq. km.
Population: 2,475,000 inhabitants (estimated 2003).
Capital: Ulaanbaatar.
Language: Khalka Mongolian.
Currency: Tugrik.

GENERAL REMARKS

Since 1990, Mongolia embarked on the road of transition from the centrally planned economy to the market economy relations. During the years of economic reform, a legal environment towards a market economy has been established and gradual macro-economy policy measures have been undertaken.

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Patents of Invention

LEGAL BASIS

• Patent Law of Mongolia No. 101 (601)/1993; last amendment of May 21, 1999.

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

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

FILING REQUIREMENTS (to be sent to resident agent for filing an application)

• Power of Attorney;
• Inventor's Declaration;
• Assignment Deed;
• Two specifications in English or Russian 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: 30 months; under Chapter II: 31 months.
Validity: issued after formal and full examination - valid for 20 years.
Annuities: the first three years are paid with the grant of the application, and must be paid each year thereafter.
Opposition: possible within three months after publication. If a notice of opposition is received or a dispute arises, the grant of a patent is put off until its settlement.

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Trade and Service Marks

LEGAL BASIS

• Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications of May 2, 2003.

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, Stockholm Act, since April 21, 1985;
• Madrid Agreement for the International Registration of Marks (1891), as revised in Stockholm (1967), as of April 21, 1985.
• Madrid Protocol, as of June 16, 2001.

FILING REQUIREMENTS (to be sent to resident agent for filing an application)

• Power of Attorney;
• Applicant's legal address and status;
• 10 prints (7x7 cm);
• 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: compulsory. Non-use during any 5-year period may lead to cancellation.
Duration - renewals: 10-year period after the filing date or last renewal date.
Opposition: may be filed within five years of the publication date.

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Industrial Designs

LEGAL BASIS

• Patent Law of Mongolia No. 101 (601)/1993 (amended December 19, 1996 and May 21, 1999).

MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Paris Convention, Stockholm Act, since April 21, 1985.
• Hague Agreement, since April 12, 1997.

FILING REQUIREMENTS (to be sent to resident agent for filing an application)

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

REMARKS

Duration - renewals: after formal examination: 10 years from the filing date.
Opposition: possible within three months of publication.

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Domain Names

LEGAL BASIS

• There is no specific legislation although some regulations on the organization and management of country code top-level domain names do exist.

FILING

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

REMARKS

Duration - renewals: no provision.
Uniform dispute resolution procedure: none.

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