France Telecom is the holder of "vital" patents on standardised technology and licenses these patents via patent pools set up on the basis of the following standards:
MP3: portfolio marketed by SISVEL MPEG2 Audio - AC3: portfolio marketed by Philips MPEG 4 AAC, MPEG 4 HE-AAC and MPEG4: portfolio marketed by VIA Licensing Digital Radio Mondiale Audio: portfolio marketed by VIA Licensing G723,1: portfolio marketed by DSP Group and Sipro LAB Telecom G729: portfolio marketed by Sipro LAB Telecom
CDMA 2000: portfolio marketed by SISVEL DAB: portfolio marketed by Philips DVB-T: portfolio marketed by SISVEL IEEE 802.11X: portfolio marketed by VIA Licensing ISBD-T: portfolio marketed by ULDAGE
DCBS: portfolio marketed by ULDAGE W-CDMA: portfolio marketed by 3G Licensing Near Field Communication: portfolio marketed by VIA Licensing
RFID: portfolio marketed by SISVEL TV anytime: portfolio marketed by VIA Licensing