Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Juno Therapeutics, Inc. v. Kite Pharma, Inc., No. 20-1758 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2021)

Reversed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1758
Decided
August 26, 2021
Judge
Moore, C.J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
19 pages

From the Opinion

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Kite Pharma, Inc. appeals a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of Cal- ifornia that (1) claims 3, 5, 9, and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,446,190 are not invalid for lack of written description or enablement, (2) the ’190 patent’s certificate of correction is not invalid, and (3) Juno Therapeutics, Inc., and Sloan Ket- tering Institute for Cancer Research (collectively, Juno) were entitled to $1,200,322,551.50 in damages. Juno Ther- apeutics, Inc. v. Kite Pharma, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-07639-PSG- KS, (C.D. Cal.