The question, as I understood it, was "how can he apply for a patent on something that I'm shipping". The answer, in the US, is that he can claim to have invented it first.
No, none of this goes to patent term, but he's not concerned about now, he's concerned about the future, if his product is successful, after the patent issues (if it issues).
It seems reasonable to assume a conflict given that a conflict is why he posted.
The question, as I understood it, was "how can he apply for a patent on something that I'm shipping". The answer, in the US, is that he can claim to have invented it first.
No, none of this goes to patent term, but he's not concerned about now, he's concerned about the future, if his product is successful, after the patent issues (if it issues).
It seems reasonable to assume a conflict given that a conflict is why he posted.