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<DESCRIPTION>COPYTELE, INC. EXHIBIT 23(A)
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                                                                   Exhibit 23(a)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We have  issued our  reports  dated  January  26,  2006,  accompanying  the
financial   statements  and  schedule,   and  management's   assessment  of  the
effectiveness  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  included in the
Annual Report of CopyTele, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2005
which are incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement.  Our report
accompanying  the  financial   statements  and  schedule,   which  expresses  an
unqualified  opinion,  contains an explanatory  paragraph that states  CopyTele,
Inc. incurred a net loss during the year ended October 31, 2005, and, as of that
date,  has an  accumulated  deficit,  and among other factors raise  substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements
and schedule do not include any  adjustments  that might result from the outcome
of this  uncertainty.  We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the
Registration  Statement of the aforementioned reports and to the use of our name
as it appears under the caption "Experts."


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
March 16, 2006





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