Kristopher Reed

Kristopher "Kris" Reed is a patent litigation attorney at Holland & Knight, based in their Dallas office, where he focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. His practice spans diverse technology areas including electronics, semiconductor manufacturing and development, software, telecommunications, transportation, entertainment, retail and consumer goods, and financial transactions. Before his legal career, he worked as a software engineer developing design automation tools for VLSI microprocessor design and conducted research into next-generation wireless standards at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), providing him with a strong technical foundation.

Reed’s experience includes federal district court litigation and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations. While his firm profile indicates he represents clients generally, the tracked case, Dell Technologies, Inc. et al. v. 3D Surfaces, LLC, shows his representation of 3D Surfaces, LLC as a plaintiff asserting patents related to user interaction with electronic content and portable computer display configurations. This highlights his work on the patent owner/plaintiff side in district court and related PTAB proceedings, as 3D Surfaces, LLC was also the appellant (patent owner) in Federal Circuit appeals stemming from Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings against Dell and Intel.

A significant aspect of Reed's practice is his extensive experience in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where he has served as lead counsel in more than 50 IPR proceedings. He joined Holland & Knight after being a partner at another global law firm, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, where he co-led the Patent Litigation Practice Group and previously served as the managing partner of its Shanghai office.

Reed earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Technology Law Review. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with high distinction, from the University of Colorado. He is a registered patent attorney. He has been recognized in various legal guides, including The Best Lawyers in America for Patent Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation (2017-2026), IAM Patent 1000 (2024, 2026), and Chambers USA for Intellectual Property (2026).