Laws

Constitution / Basic Law

• Constitution of Mongolia (2001)

Main IP Laws (enacted by the Legislature)

• Law of Mongolia on Competition of 10 June 2010 (2010)
• Law of Mongolia on Copyright and Related Rights (2006)
• Law of Mongolia on Trade Marks and Geographical Indications (2003)
• Patent Law of Mongolia (1999)
• Law on Technology Transfer (1998)
• Law of Mongolia on Trade Names and Trademarks (1996)

IP-related Laws (enacted by the Legislature)

• Resolution of the State of Great Hural (Parliament) (2003)
• Law of Mongolia on Arbitration (2003)
• Drugs Act (2002)
• Civil Code (2002)
• Criminal Code of Mongolia (2002)
• Civil Procedures Code (2002)
• Foreign Investment Law of Mongolia (2002)
• Law of Mongolia on Licensing (2001)
• Law of Mongolia on Unfair Competition (2000)
• Food Law of Mongolia (1999)
• Law on Companies of Mongolia (1999)
• Law of Mongolia on Buffer Zones (1997)
• Resolution No. 40 of the Parliament of August 30, 1996 (1996)
• Custom Tariff Law of Mongolia (1996)
• Customs Law of Mongolia (1996)
• Foreign Trade Arbitration Law (1995)
• Law of Mongolia on Telecommunications (1995)
• Law of Mongolia on Natural Plants (1995)
• Enviromental Protection Law of Mongolia (1995)
• Law of Mongolia on Special Protected Area (1995)
• Law of Mongolia on Stamp-duty (1993)
• Economic Entity and Organization Income Tax Law of Mongolia (1992)
• Consumer Protection Law of Mongolia (1991)

Treaty Membership

WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of treaty for contracting party)

• Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (March 3, 2011)
• WIPO Copyright Treaty (October 25, 2002)
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (October 25, 2002)
• Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol (August 25, 2002)
• Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (March 16, 2002)
• Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (June 16, 2001)
• Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (June 16, 2001)
• Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (June 16, 2001)
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (March 12, 1998)
• Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (April 12, 1997)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (May 27, 1991)
• Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (April 21, 1985)
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (April 21, 1985)
• Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (February 28, 1979)

IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of treaty for contracting party)

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (June 12, 2009)
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (June 12, 2009)
• International Plant Protection Convention (May 26, 2009)
• International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (February 2, 2008)
• Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (January 15, 2008)
• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005)
• Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005)
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (July 29, 2004)
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (October 20, 2003)
• United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (January 1, 1999)
• Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 29, 1997)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 29, 1997)
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (September 12, 1996)
• Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts. (June 6, 1996)
• Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts. (June 6, 1996)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994)
• Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993)
• Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (May 2, 1990)
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976)
• Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (June 9, 1967)
• Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (February 4, 1965)
• Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. (June 20, 1959)
• Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea. (June 20, 1959)
• Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. (June 20, 1959)