Leirum, good post as always. In one part of your post you stated:
So as a matter of fact when it comes to compensation, we would not be talking about 2 lost years but about 4 lost years.
If DECN's asset acquisitions are, in fact, patents from a private party that J&J infringed and stonewalled in the courts, then DECN is entitled to a 6 year look back on J&J's net income if they were to win in court. That's a possible $6 Billion that could be awarded by a court. Although the entire amount would probably not be awarded, we can see that the leverage could very well have swung in DECN's favor, and in a big way. The potential should drive J&J to settle. That amount of settlement could swamp what you were speaking of.