Information1965First Republic· Caps. T13, P2, M10

Trademarks / Patents and Designs / Merchandise Marks Acts

Statutory framework for industrial property; registration with the Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry.

Standard citation

Trademarks / Patents and Designs / Merchandise Marks Acts (Caps. T13, P2, M10), Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The political & economic reality at enactment

The political and economic reality

Nigeria in 1965: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period of this Act's commencement.

Prime Minister · First Republic

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

1960–1966· NPC

National reality

Independence on 1 October 1960. Regional rivalries (NPC, NCNC, AG) dominated politics. Awolowo treason trial (1962–63). Western Region crisis (1962–65) and the disputed 1964 federal election destabilised the Republic.

Crises of the period

Action Group crisis (1962)
Western Region election violence (1965)
January 15, 1966 coup — Balewa, Ahmadu Bello and Akintola killed

GDP (World Bank)

≈ $4.2 bn (1960, World Bank)

Cabinet (selected portfolios)

Finance
Festus Okotie-Eboh
Justice (AGF)
Dr. Taslim Olawale Elias
Defence
Sir Muhammadu Ribadu
Foreign Affairs
Jaja Wachuku
Education
Aja Nwachukwu

Sources · Federal Gazette 1960–66 · Falola & Heaton (2008)

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.