SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief patent counsel will soon leave the company, at a time when the iPhone maker is fighting numerous legal battles around the world, according to a source familiar with the situation. (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0uArI6Yt-TQ:Ynvh4l0OmAI:V_sGLiPBpWU) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=0uArI6Yt-TQ:Ynvh4l0OmAI:-BTjWOF_DHI) (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/0uArI6Yt-TQ)