(a) In General. Subject to subsection (b), the protection provided under
this chapter for a design shall continue for a term of 10 years
beginning on the date of the commencement of protection under section
1304.
(b) Expiration. All terms of protection provided in this section shall
run to the end of the calendar year in which they would otherwise
expire.
(c) Termination of Rights. Upon expiration or termination of protection
in a particular design under this chapter, all rights under this chapter
in the design shall terminate, regardless of the number of different
articles in which the design may have been used during the term of its
protection.