Opinion ID: 59587
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Riley & A2D

Text: According to the first amended complaint, Plaintiff-Appellant Riley Electric Log, Inc. (“Riley”) has been engaged in the business of collecting, enhancing, and selling copies of well logs since 1948. Riley collects these logs from both public and private sources. Riley also expends resources to enhance the paper logs by improving their readability and reducing them to a smaller format known in the industry as “half-scale” or “Riley-scale.” During the enhancement process, Riley puts its name and logo on the log (“Riley’s mark”). 1 In reviewing a decision made on a motion to dismiss, we are limited to the allegations contained in the pleadings and documents attached to the pleadings. See Collins v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 224 F.3d 496, 498 (5th Cir. 2000). While some of the background facts we set forth regarding the well log industry are not included in the pleadings, we mention them here, as did the parties in their briefing, to aid in a better understanding of the well log industry and how vendors in that industry operate. Our analysis of this case is not affected by the inclusion of these non-material facts. 2 Most states, including Texas, require that well logs be filed publicly. 2 No. 06-20624 Riley asserts that the Riley’s mark is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is also a protected trademark at common law. Riley states that consumers associate the Riley’s mark with a particular quality of well logs and that Riley has sought to protect its reputation by preventing others from using or copying its mark. For example, when Riley sells a log with a Riley’s mark on it to a customer, it is done with the understanding that the customer will not make the log available for redistribution. In 2003, Plaintiff-Appellant A2D Technologies, Inc. (“A2D”) acquired Riley, and Riley became a wholly owned subsidiary of A2D. A2D uses the internet, as well as digital images of well logs, to provide services to its customers.