yes. An invention patent application can be converted from an invention to a utility model before the granted, and the filing date of the first application shall be the filing date of the converted patent application.
20 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee within 6 months after receiving the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee for the first to third years in one lump sum.
- Annuity: The annual fee after granted should be paid within 6 months before the start of the next valid period. Overdue payment can be made within a grace period of 6 months, but a 100% penalty must be paid at the same time.
Mongolian Intellectual Property Office
English: Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia, Abbreviation: IPOM
yes. Multiple designs are allowed in one design application, but no more than 50 designs.
10 years
no
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
yes. An invention patent application can be converted from an invention to a utility model before the granted, and the filing date of the first application shall be the filing date of the converted patent application.
IPOM conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the invention patent application, and the substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to make a specific request.