Ryan Thomas Holte (born October 3, 1983) is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

[3] Holte received his Bachelor of Engineering, magna cum laude, from the California State University Maritime Academy.

Upon graduating from law school, Holte was a law clerk to Judge Loren A. Smith of the United States Court of Federal Claims and Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

[4] Holte is a co-inventor of U.S. Patent Numbers 9,523,773; 10,338,226; 10,564,286; 11,067,696; and 11,762,099; all titled "System and methods for countering satellite-navigated munitions.

"[5][6][7][8][9] On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Holte to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, to the seat vacated by Judge Nancy B. Firestone, who assumed senior status on October 22, 2013.

[12] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.

330 (2020),[20] Holte evaluated whether the Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction to award attorneys' fees pursuant to 35 U.S.C.

There, Holte issued a 56-page opinion construing 18 patent claim terms related to computer code.

334 (2022),[23] Holte determined Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigation defense expenses are tax deductible under both the Supreme Court's Origin of the Claim Test and Treasury Regulation § 1.263(a)-4.

Holte's decision was discussed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in its precedential opinion reaching the same conclusion in Mylan Inc & Subsidiaries v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 76 F.4th 230, 245 (3d Cir.

In doing so, Holte looked to "passage-era dictionary definitions" to understand the provision's "ordinary meaning when" it was passed.