When considering the possibility of offering a service in a new foreign market, research must be undertaken to determine what Intellectual Property $($IP$)$ protection mechanisms are in place in the target market and the extent of that protection for foreign service providers' intellectual assets. One type of IP protection that generally apply to services gives the owner exclusive rights to use a product or process for a limited amount of time in a given country. Which form of intellectual property protection would provide this sort of protection?

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