Measurement of the $e^+e^- to K^+K^-pi^+pi^-$ cross section with the CMD-3 detector at the VEPP-2000 collider

The process $e^+e^- to K^+K^-pi^+pi^-$ has been studied in the center-of-mass energy range from 1500 to 2000,MeV using a data sample of 23 pb$^{-1}$ collected with the CMD-3 detector at the VEPP-2000 $e^+e^-$ collider. Using about 24000 selected events, the $e^+e^- to K^+K^-pi^+pi^-$ cross section has been measured with a systematic uncertainty decreasing from 11.7% at 1500-1600,MeV to 6.1% above 1800,MeV. A preliminary study of $K^+K^-pi^+pi^-$ production dynamics has been performed.