# trademarking

Pronunciation: US say "TRAYD-mark-ing" /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹkɪŋ/; say "TRAYD-mahk-ing" UK /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːkɪŋ/, AUS /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of trademark. — present participle and gerund of trademark
   - Simple: The -ing form of trademark. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Before launching, the startup spent months trademarking its product name._
   - _She is trademarking the slogan to keep competitors from using it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/trademarking (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).