Cybertek Computer Products, Inc. v. Whitfield

Citation: Cybertek Computer Products, Inc. v. Whitfield, 1977 Cal. App. LEXIS 2140, 203 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 1020 (Cal. App. 1977).

Defendant, who developed competing software system similar to that of former employer, argued that former employer's Auto/Issue System could not constitute a trade secret insofar as it consisted of well-known concepts in the computer industry; the court held that, while general concepts are not protectable, the specific implementation of a particular combination of general concepts here constituted a protectable trade secret.