(1) This article does not apply to: (a) Conduct in compliance with the orders or rules of, or a statute administered by, a federal, state, or local governmental agency;(b) Publishers, including outdoor advertising media, advertising agencies, broadcasters, or printers engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matter who publish, broadcast, or reproduce material without knowledge of its deceptive character; or(c) Actions or appeals pending on or before July 1, 1969.(2) This article shall not be interpreted to apply to the use by a person of any service mark, trademark, certification mark, collective mark, trade name, or other trade identification which was used and not abandoned prior to July 1, 1969, if the use was in good faith and is otherwise lawful except for the provisions of this article.L. 69: p. 373, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 55-5-3.
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