I believe the point of this was to look at a time line for reference purposes, how long this legal process takes. The CO 19 were filed on Nov 2, 2009 and EDIG put out a PR the next day:

http://www.edigital.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28:edigital-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-canon-kyocera-nokia-pentax-panasonic-and-14-other-companies-filing-follows-successful-licensing-of-seven-manufacturers-from-initial-patent-enforcement-actions&catid=:news

As to your other questions....can't assist.

Aprox 18 months.