The Law of Mongolia on Personal Data Protection provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Mongolia. It governs matters pertaining to personal privacy and regulates the collection, processing, use, and security of individuals’ personal data. The Law designates the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia and the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications as the supervisory authorities responsible for overseeing compliance.
Other relevant legislation includes the Law of Mongolia on Cyber Security, the Law of Mongolia on Electronic Signature, and the Law of Mongolia on Public Information Transparency, all of which came into effect concurrently with the Law on Personal Data Protection. In addition to these overarching regulations, Mongolia’s data protection framework is supplemented by sector-specific legislation in the healthcare and financial sectors.

Pursuant to Art. 20.1.5 of the Law on Personal Data Protection, the data controller and data processor are required to conduct a risk assessment to ensure the security of data processing operations.

Mongolian law and jurisprudence lack a fundamental legal framework governing intermediary liability for copyright infringement. Art. 52 of the Law on Copyright merely stipulates that internet service providers, aggregators, website owners, telecommunications service providers, broadcasting organisations, and multi-channel transmitters must facilitate the receipt of reports concerning copyright and related rights infringements. Additionally, they are obligated to suspend or terminate the unlawful use of copyrighted works and related rights on their networks upon receiving such reports.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Mongolia's law and jurisprudence.

Under Clause 5.12.9 of Annex I of "Resolution of the Communications Regulatory Commission No. 23 On the Approval of the Terms and Conditions for Obtaining a Special Licence to Provide Telecommunications Services", telephone service providers are required to implement a user registration system that records individual users by their national registration number. In the case of organisational clients, the registration must include the organisation’s registration number as well as the personal registration number, surname, and given name of the authorised individual representing the organisation. Importantly, this requirement applies not only to traditional telephone services but also to Internet Protocol-based telephone services.

According to Section 7.2.4 of the "General Terms and Conditions for the Regulation of Digital Content Services", website service providers that enable users to create content and facilitate a user comment section are required to display the user's full Internet Protocol (IP) address within publicly accessible user-generated content. Pursuant to Section 2.4, a website service provider is defined as an individual or legal entity that disseminates news, information, and other forms of content to the public through communication network services.

Art. 25 of the Law on Child Protection stipulates that electronic service providers are responsible for refraining from disseminating prohibited content and are obliged to actively monitor, restrict, and block harmful material. In addition, internet service providers are required to implement technological measures to limit the distribution of harmful and prohibited content accessible to children online, in accordance with decisions issued by authorised organisations.

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 patents are not enforced through civil courts and, as a result, the process for an infringement case 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.

Reports indicate that the widespread use of pirated software is prevalent among Mongolian government ministries, individual consumers, and businesses.

Mongolia has adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty. The treaty was signed on 20 December 1996, ratified on 25 July 2002 and came into effect on 25 October 2002.

Mongolia has adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty. The treaty was signed on 20 December 1996, ratified on 25 July 2002 and came into effect on 25 October 2002.

Mongolia does not possess a comprehensive legal framework for the effective protection of trade secrets. Nevertheless, certain limited provisions address specific aspects of trade secret protection, including those found in the Law of Mongolia on Organisation Secrets. Similar measures are also present in the Law of Mongolia on Competition, which includes regulations concerning unfair competition, such as the misappropriation of trade secrets.