Databricks files declaratory-judgment patent suit against Nom Nom Data in California
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What happened
Databricks, Inc. filed a patent lawsuit against Nom Nom Data Inc. and Nom Nom AI Inc. on September 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, according to the Justia docket for case 3:2026cv09634. The docket listed Databricks as the plaintiff and the two Nom Nom companies as the defendants. It recorded the nature of suit as patent and the cause of action as 28 U.S.C. § 2201, declaratory judgement, and showed that the plaintiff demanded a jury.
The docket header reviewed did not identify the patents at issue, describe the claims, state any damages sought or explain what led to the filing. It carried no statement from Databricks or from either defendant, and it did not say whether the defendants had asserted any patent against Databricks before the suit was filed. The substance of the complaint had not been reported in the sources available for this post, so what the dispute concerned remained unknown beyond the docket header.
Key points
- Databricks, Inc. is the plaintiff in case 3:2026cv09634, filed September 4, 2026.1
- Defendants are Nom Nom Data Inc. and Nom Nom AI Inc.; the court is the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.1
- The nature of suit is patent; the cause of action is a declaratory judgement under 28 U.S.C. § 2201.1
- The plaintiff demanded a jury; no damages figure appears on the docket.1
Why it matters
The docket header gives no damages figure, patent numbers or claims, so the size of any financial exposure or gain for Databricks cannot be read from the filing as reported.
Databricks brought the case and seeks a declaratory judgement; the docket does not say whether the Nom Nom companies had first asserted patents against it, so the business dispute behind the filing is not described.
In context
| Round | Date | Post-money valuation | Raised | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | Feb 5, 2019 | $2.8B | $250M | Andreessen Horowitz |
| Series F | Oct 22, 2019 | $6.2B | $400M | Andreessen Horowitz |
| Series G | Feb 1, 2021 | $28B | $1.0B | Franklin Templeton |
| Series H | Aug 31, 2021 | $38B | $1.6B | Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley) |
| Series I | Sep 14, 2023 | $43B | $500M | funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
| Series J | Dec 17, 2024 | $62B | $10B | Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, GIC, Insight Partners, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management |
| Series K | Aug 19, 2025 | $100B | $1.0B | Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners, MGX, Thrive Capital, and WCM Investment Management |
| Series L | Dec 16, 2025 | $134B | $5.0B | Fidelity Management & Research Company, Insight Partners, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
| Strategic investment | Jul 16, 2026 | $190B | $5.0B | Coatue |
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Fact-check
- Databricks, Inc. filed suit against Nom Nom Data Inc. and Nom Nom AI Inc. on September 4, 2026.The [1] Justia docket page returned 403 to the checker. The parties and filing date rest on the writer's extract of the docket and match the event data and the docket title (Databricks, Inc. v. Nom Nom Data Inc. et al).Partly verified
- The case is 3:2026cv09634 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.The case number and court (candce) appear in the [1] Justia docket URL and title; the page itself was blocked for the checker.Partly verified
- The nature of suit is patent and the cause of action is 28 U.S.C. § 2201, a declaratory judgement.Rests on the writer's extract of [1] Justia Dockets and our research notes on the docket header; the checker could not open the page.Partly verified
- The plaintiff demanded a jury.Rests on the writer's extract of [1] Justia Dockets and our research notes ('jury demanded'); the checker could not open the page.Partly verified
Sources
- [1]Justia Dockets (opens in a new tab)Databricks, Inc. v. Nom Nom Data Inc. et al, 3:2026cv09634
