Qualcomm general counsel Lou Lupin resigned for ‘personal reasons...
Qualcomm general counsel Lou Lupin resigned for “personal reasons,” Qualcomm said Monday. The decision comes a week after the President declined to veto the International Trade Commission importation ban of Qualcomm chips said to infringe on Broadcom patents (CD…
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Aug 7 p3), and a San Diego district judge ruled Qualcomm waived its rights to enforce claims against Broadcom concerning two digital video patents when it engaged in litigation misconduct and standards abuse (CD Aug 8 p6). Qualcomm has faced an increasing number of legal battles and multiple decisions have gone against the chip maker, said Stifel Nicholaus’ Cody Acree. Some of those decisions may have been influenced by Qualcomm legal mishandling, he said. “That has to fall into the lap of the general counsel.” Qualcomm didn’t comment on whether legal woes were a factor in Lupin’s resignation. “Lou Lupin’s decision to resign was a personal one, for personal reasons,” a spokeswoman said. Qualcomm may have blamed Lupin for two instances of mishandling in the San Diego case, Acree said. The district judge determined that Broadcom misled an industry-setting body when it didn’t disclose digital video patents essential to a new standard. In the same trial, legal proceedings revealed that Qualcomm withheld e-mails from Broadcom, Acree said. Carol Lam, Qualcomm legal counsel, will be acting general counsel while Qualcomm conducts a search.