Mongolia is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Art. 8.1 of the "Revised Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds" stipulates that tender documents must specify that goods meeting the requisite quality and standard requirements, where available through domestic production, shall be procured from domestic manufacturers. Similarly, Art. 10 of the now-repealed "Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds" contained a comparable provision, which explicitly prohibited the inclusion of foreign suppliers in the tender selection process when domestically produced goods met the established quality and standard criteria.
The list of products reserved for local companies is found in Annex to Government Resolution No. 90. This includes all types of electrical connection tools and equipment, including collectors, connectors, switches, converters, meters, transformers, distributors, isolators, and control panels.

Pursuant to Art. 8.3 of the "Revised Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds", foreign entities can be excluded from tendering processes for goods with an estimated cost below MNT 1,000,000,000 (approx. USD 290,000) and for services with an estimated cost below MNT 300,000,000 (approx. USD 86,000). Similarly, Art. 9.2 of the now-repealed "Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds" contained a comparable provision with a threshold of MNT 100,000,000 (approx. USD 29,000).

Art. 8.4 of the "Revised Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds" stipulates that preference shall be given to participants offering domestic goods that satisfy any of the specified conditions. Additionally, Art. 8.5 states that priority shall be granted to bidders proposing the use of domestic goods in the execution of the work. Art. 8.6 establishes that, in cases where preferential treatment is applied as outlined in Arts. 8.4 and 8.5, 10% of the price of the domestic goods component shall be deducted from the tender price. If the participant is a small or medium-sized enterprise, this deduction shall be increased to 15%. Similarly, Art. 10 of the now-repealed "Law on Procurement of Goods, Works, and Services with State and Local Property Funds" also provided preferential treatment for local tenderers.

Mongolia is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA); however, it holds observer status since February 1999.

There are no restrictions on foreign ownership in sectors pertinent to digital trade. Under the Law on Investment, foreign investors are granted access to the same investment opportunities as Mongolian citizens and are afforded the same legal protections as domestic investors.

Art. 3.1.5 of the Law on Investment mandates that foreign investors must make a minimum investment of USD 100,000, or its equivalent in tugrik, to establish a business entity. This requirement applies to enterprises in which foreign ownership exceeds 25%. Conversely, Mongolian investors are not subject to any minimum investment threshold.

Art. 15.3 of the Law on Patents stipulates that a foreign citizen, stateless person, or foreign legal entity that does not reside permanently in Mongolia or is not engaged in activities within the country must be represented by an intellectual property agent when submitting an application for a patent for an invention or utility model. Moreover, Pursuant to Art. 16.3, applications for patents of invention and utility models must be submitted in the Mongolian language.

It is reported that patent protection is limited, and it may be excessively complex and costly for rights holders.

Mongolia is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Law on Copyright establishes a clear fair use regime. Art. 38 outlines specific circumstances under which the use of copyrighted works—without interfering with their normal exploitation and without prejudicing the rights and legitimate interests of right holders—shall not be considered copyright infringement. Arts. 39 to 46 further detail the conditions under which partial use of works is permitted, including for purposes such as news reporting, academic research, and teaching.

Myanmar has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Myanmar has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Myanmar has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.