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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

KITE PHARMA, INC., Appellant

v.

SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, Appellee ______________________

2017-1647 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015- 01719. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

EDWARD GEORGE DANE, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by ARIEL GREEN, ADAM R. LAWTON, JEFFREY I. WEINBERGER.

MORGAN CHU, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by MICHAEL RICHARD FLEMING, ALAN J. HEINRICH, ELIZABETH C. TUAN. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, SCHALL, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 6, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court