23th of January 2026, Ulaanbaatar city.
MDS&KhanLex LLP is one of the biggest law firms in Mongolia. Since our establishment in 2011, we have provided legal services by blending international legal industry knowledge with local expertise, assisting both domestic businesses and foreign investors under our core value: “to provide better service”. We prominently provide legal services in the areas of large financial and business transactions, company acquisition and merger, investment, intellectual property, labor, contract, infrastructure, and mining law.
Our team has extensive experience in handling various legal matters related to intellectual property protection in Mongolia.
When registering a trademark at the Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia (“IPOM”), the procedures outlined in the “Procedures for Filing Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Examining, Registering, Maintaining State Registers, and Amending” are followed. Companies without an official residence address in Mongolia, as well as foreign nationals, legal entities, or stateless persons not actively engaged in production or services within the country, must submit their applications through an authorized intellectual property representative holding a special license issued by the IPOM.
In general, the following documents are required to file a trademark applicaton:
- Power of Attorney /original PoA must be provided to IPOM within 2 months from the filing date of the application/
- Copy of the legal entity’s certificate;
- Receipt confirming payment of stamp duties and official fees;
- Certified priority documents (if the applicant wishes to claim priority). These documents must be submitted to IPOM within 3 months from the filing date of the application.
As of 31 December 2025, the following official fees[1] in one class[2].
| Descriptions | Official Fees
US$ |
| Preliminary Search | |
| Electronic search in word mark | N/A |
| Electronic search in device mark | N/A |
| Official search | N/A |
| Filing application and registeration | |
| Filing ONE mark in ONE Class | MNT 50,000 (approximately $15) |
| *Each Additional Class | MNT 5,000 (approximately $2) |
| Publication | N/A |
| Registration | MNT 55,000 (approximately $16); |
| Office action | |
| Responding to office action (likelihood of confussion) | N/A |
| Filing of notice of opposition | N/A |
| Renewal | |
| Per trademark | MNT 40,000 (approximately $12); |
| *Each Additional Class | MNT 3,000 (approximately $1); |
| Recordal | |
| Transfer of ownership/assignment | MNT 40,000 (approximately $12); |
| Change of address | MNT 40,000 (approximately $12); |
| Change of company name | MNT 40,000 (approximately $12); |
Please note that, according to the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications, it takes approximately 9 months to obtain a trademark registration in Mongolia from the initial filing date to registration, and this period may be extended by an additional 6 months. Following completion of the examination process, a paper trademark registration certificate will be issued, valid for 10 years.
For further details regarding this information, please contact our Partner, S. Batbuyan (+(976) 89099608 or email at batbuyan@mdsa.mn) and Licensed Intellectual Property Agent and Senior Associate M.Ariunzul (+976 86117899, email at ariunzul@mdsa.mn).
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“MDS and KhanLex” LLP is a limited liability partnership incorporated in compliance with the Law on the Legal Status of Lawyers and relevant legislation, and authorized to conduct the professional legal activity as per Mongolian law. This publication does not necessary cover core or important issue of the topic and it is prepared only with intention to provide general information to our clients and/or other interested persons. This publication does not constitute legal advice under professional activity of lawyers.
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[1] This is a discounted and exclusive offer for your consideration.
[2] Official fee quoted reflect the official fee in the Fee regulation of IPOM 2021.