1-1.5 years
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.
- 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: After granted, the annual annual fee should be paid within 6 months before the start of the next valid period. Overdue annual fees can be paid 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
no
no
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.
7 years
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
- Hague Agreement route: 6 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.