Shafer

I. BACKGROUND

23 A. Factual Background 24 1. Parties and Terms of Employment 25 Skyline is a “leading provider of training, professional services, and hardware sales.” 26 Zanotto Decl. (dkt. 84-2) ¶ 2. One of its biggest customers is Cisco Systems. Id. Skyline is a 27 “Cisco Certified Gold Partner,” which allows it to more easily do deals with Cisco, including deals with other companies that want to provide services to Cisco. Id. ¶ 3. Xentaurs is another company1 that sometimes entered into contracts with Skyline to provide services to Cisco. Id. In February 2016, Skyline hired Shafer as its Director of Training and Services Sales. Lipanovich Decl. (dkt. 84-1) Ex. 1 (offer letter). Shafer was responsible for training and services sales on the West Coast, and, as an attorney, was also responsible for providing 120 hours a year of legal counsel to Skyline. Id. Skyline contends that, as part of her hiring process, Shafer signed an Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. Lipanovich Decl. (dkt. 84-1) Ex. 2 (signed agreement). Skyline attaches to its motion such an agreement, which has the initials “SMS” and…