Dr. Gómez Jiménez Clarifies SET Triage Ownership Amid EU Court Dispute

Dr. Gómez Jiménez issues statement clarifying ownership of SET triage system amid EU court dispute

The team representing Dr. Gómez Jiménez has released a statement correcting what it describes as inaccuracies in media reports about a recent ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

The doctor remains the legitimate owner of the SET Sistema Estructurado de Triaje®, a structured triage system protected by intellectual property rights in 212 countries and territories worldwide, with validity extending to February 2026, the statement asserts. These rights have been recognised by competent authorities and are currently in force.

The ongoing litigation at the CJEU, which involves Dr. Gómez Jiménez and the Andorran Public Health Service (SAAS), does not concern ownership of the triage system itself. Instead, the case centres solely on the annulment of an old figurative trademark—a former logo—used in the system's early development stages. That mark has not been in use for years, and the SAAS has never claimed ownership of the triage system in proceedings before the CJEU or Spanish authorities, according to the statement.

Dr. Gómez Jiménez also holds full rights to the European Union trademark number 19,061,729 for "SET SISTEMA ESTRUCTURADO DE TRIAJE®", registered across all 27 EU member states by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Public records on the EUIPO's TMview database confirm the doctor's sole proprietorship, with no equivalent registration held by the SAAS.

The statement emphasises that no CJEU proceedings have ever addressed either the intellectual property of the triage system or the current EU trademark. It urges media outlets to distinguish between the dismissed cassation appeal—related only to the obsolete logo—and the unchallenged ownership of the SET system.