Mealey's (January 11, 2023, 8:28 AM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A patent holder’s mention of a communication with its counsel as a defense to inequitable conduct claims put that communication at issue, a Florida federal judge found, agreeing with a magistrate’s finding that this waived any privilege in this communication and overruling the plaintiff’s objection to the magistrate’s ruling....