Country Profile: Mongolia

General Information

Area:

total: 1,564,116 sq km
country comparison to the world: 19
land: 1,553,556 sq km
water: 10,560 sq km

Population:

3,133,318 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 27.3% (male 437,241/female 419,693)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 1,074,949/female 1,076,455)
65 years and over: 4% (male 54,415/female 70,565) (2011 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 62% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Languages:

Khalkha Mongol 90%
Turkic
Russian

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 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)

Source or Useful Links:

CIA Factbook for Mongolia [1]

WIPO documents for Mongolia [2]

WIPO LEX Mongolia [3]

Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia [4]