Erik Pelton has dedicated his career to making intellectual property protection understandable, accessible, and affordable for businesses and entrepreneurs of all sizes and types. After beginning his career as a trademark examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Erik built his own boutique trademark law practice at Erik M. Pelton & Associates that has helped clients register more than 3,000 a represented clients in hundreds of trademark disputes. In 2020, Erik published Building a Bold Brand and began supervising the trademark law clinic at Howard University School of Law, where he is an adjunct professor.