The court agreed and granted partial summary judgment which prohibited Peak from continuing their method of operation.

Nonetheless, the court believed that this clause did not apply because end users of MAI's software were mere licensees.

The court ruled that the database was in fact a trade secret but found that no portion of the customer data was taken by any former employees.

MAI also alleged that Peak misappropriated trade secrets by using FIBs (Field Information Bulletins) in their own business practices.

However, the court found this to be an issue of material fact and could not validate MAI's claims based on the evidence provided.

MAI claimed that the diagnostic software contained important trade secrets that Peak misappropriated when loading a copy into RAM.

This was an issue of fact because if Peak was unable to use or view the FIBs, they could not possibly have the complete knowledge required to repair the machines.