A copyright does not prevent others from creating similar or even the same design as long as the creation is independent from and the creator has not had previous access to the other design.
This is usually scheduled 10 months after the petition is filed.
Combined Section 8 Declaration of Use and Section 9 Application for Renewal You must file the combined Declaration of Use and Application for Renewal required under Sections 8 and 9 of the Lanham Act between the ninth and tenth anniversaries of the trademark's registration date and then by every tenth anniversary thereafter.
The Trademark Law Revision Act amends 15 U.