ZapFraud Inc. v. Trend Micro Incorporated
| Filed | 2026-07-20 |
|---|---|
| Court | W.D. Tex. |
| Docket | 7:26-cv-00275 |
| Nature of suit | 830 Patent |
| Practice area | Patent |
| Plaintiff | ZapFraud Inc. |
| Defendant | Trend Micro Incorporated |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
ZapFraud, Inc. sued Trend Micro Incorporated in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging infringement of two patents related to detecting business email compromise scams. The complaint claims Trend Micro's email-security and threat-detection products, such as Trend Micro Email Security and Trend Vision One, use patented methods for trust determination, risk analysis based on display-name or domain-name similarity, and automatic security actions like warnings or quarantines.
Claims asserted
- 35 U.S.C. § 271 - Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,721,195
- 35 U.S.C. § 271 - Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,595,336