IF Billy wins based on a jury verdict, THEN the whole thing goes to the CAFC (and possibly ALSO to the Third Circuit for contract (non-patent ... OWNERSHIP/standing issues like Deidre) and only appellate judges rule on all appealed patent and procedural issues like infringement/nonobviousness/validity/damages - (and for Deidre, ownership/CONtract issues in the Third Circuit).
And the waiting will begin again - and the case may gett sent BACK to the District Court or simply overruled/reversed/remanded in whole or part.
There remain many, many, MANY hoops between a jury verdict for Billy and any munny, if ANY.
The instant defendant now has a APPELLATE LAWYER admitted to the case - to be present and appear in court during the trial - which means that lawyer will be trying to introduce as many appealable issues during the trial as possible. That is largely heir specialty - to set things up for a successful appeal by advising - usually from the second chair position on the sidelines of DaGame.
And even if Billy getts a nickel, UOIP shareholder/victims will nott see even a penny of it.
As ONE example, it is useful to study the Amgen v. J&J case(s) and how many, many years went by after the FIRST District court trial(s).
"winning" a jury verdict in a complex patent case is like Germany winning the first battles against the USSR in June and July 1941 on the Eastern Front. Years went by - and then Stalingrad and the final Battle of Berlin, and Germany lost. Years after they were sure hey had won already.
HTH.
