Tesla, SpaceX, and SpaceXAI seek a Terafab declaration: complaint allegations only

What was filed

The CourtListener docket lists a complaint for declaratory judgment filed on September 15, 2026, as Document 1, with a jury demand. The plaintiffs are Tesla, Inc., Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and SpaceXAI LLC. The defendant is TERA-print, LLC. The case is No. 1:26-cv-02543 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, assigned to Judge Andrew B. Davis. The nature of suit is 840 Trademark. The docket also shows an AO 120 trademark form filed the same day, a summons returned executed, and an answer due October 9, 2026. The docket does not show a judgment.

What the complaint alleges

The complaint describes a planned Terafab chip-factory collaboration among the plaintiffs. It says Elon Musk announced Terafab on March 21, 2026, that initial testing and ramp-up are planned in Austin, Texas, and that commercial operations have not yet begun. It says Tesla filed three U.S. applications on May 18, 2026: Serial No. 99/829,894 for TERAFAB in standard characters, Serial No. 99/829,877 for a stylized TERAFAB, and Serial No. 99/829,887 for TESLA TERAFAB.

The complaint alleges that TERA-print sent a cease-and-desist letter on May 23, 2026, claiming likely confusion with TERA-FAB, U.S. Registration No. 6,295,482. It alleges that on June 10, 2026, TERA-print threatened suit for federal trademark infringement, common-law trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and state-law unfair competition. The complaint seeks declarations that the plaintiffs' current and planned use does not create a likelihood of confusion and does not infringe under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114 or 1125(a), plus related declarations. It also asks the court to enjoin TERA-print from asserting infringement theories inconsistent with that judgment. That is a prayer for relief. A court has not granted it.

A complaint is not a ruling

None of this is a finding. A declaratory-judgment complaint tells you what Tesla, SpaceX, and SpaceXAI allege and what declarations they want. It does not tell you that Terafab is non-infringing, or that TERA-print's cease-and-desist was wrong. The court has not decided the case.