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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING





(Check One):  X  Form 10-K           Form 20-F         Form 11-K       Form 10-Q
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                           Form N-SAR          Form N-CSR
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        For Period Ended:  October 31, 2005
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        [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
        [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
        [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
        [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
        [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
        For the Transition Period Ended:
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  Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.

Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contain herein.

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION


        CopyTele, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant

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Former Name if Applicable

        900 Walt Whitman Road
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

        Melville, NY  11747
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City, State and Zip Code


PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

     (a)  The reasons  described in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
          could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

 [X] (b)  The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition report on
          Form 10-K,  Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion
          thereof,  will be  filed  on or  before  the  fifteenth  calendar  day
          following the prescribed due date; or the subject  quarterly report or
          transition  report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof,  will be filed on
          or before the fifth  calendar day following the  prescribed  due date;
          and

     (c)  The  accountant's  statement or other exhibit  required by Rule 12b-25
          (c) has been attached if applicable.

PART III -- NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable  detail the reasons why Forms 10-K,  20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR,  N-CSR, or the transition  report or portion thereof,  could not be filed
within the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed)

CopyTele,  Inc. (the  "Registrant") is filing this Form 12b-25 to report that it
is unable to file its Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31,
2005 within the prescribed time period without  unreasonable  effort or expense,
because the  Registrant  is still in the  process of  completing  its  financial
statements and its assessment of its internal  control over financial  reporting
in accordance with Section 404 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and the rules
of the Public Company  Accounting  Oversight Board.  The Registrant  anticipates
that it will be able to file its  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 2005 by February 1, 2006.

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PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to  this
     notification

     Denis A. Krusos, Chairman of the Board
          and Chief Executive Officer              631           549-5900
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                   (Name)                      (Area Code)   (Telephone Number)

(2)  Have all other periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
     of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter  period that the
     registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
     identify report(s).                                             X Yes    No
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(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
     the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
     earnings  statements  to be  included  in the  subject  report  or  portion
     thereof?                                                        X Yes    No
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     If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively
     and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
     estimate of the results cannot be made. See Exhibit "A".


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                                 CopyTele, Inc.
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                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  January 17, 2006                  By: /s/ Denis A. Krusos
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                                             Denis A. Krusos, Chairman of the
                                             Board  and  Chief Executive Officer

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly  authorized  representative.  The name and title of the person
signing  the form  shall  be typed or  printed  beneath  the  signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized  representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

                                    ATTENTION
            Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
                Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).

                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.   This form is  required by Rule  12b-25 (17 CFR  240.12b-25)  of the General
     Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2.   One signed  original and four conformed  copies of this form and amendments
     thereto  must be  completed  and filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
     Commission,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  in accordance  with Rule 0-3 of the
     General Rules and Regulations  under the Act. The information  contained in
     or filed  with  the form  will be made a matter  of  public  record  in the
     Commission files.

3.   A manually  signed copy of the form and  amendments  thereto shall be filed
     with each national  securities exchange on which any class of securities of
     the registrant is registered.

4.   Amendments to the notifications  must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but need
     not restate information that has been correctly  furnished.  The form shall
     be clearly identified as an amended notification.

5.   Electronic Filers.  This form shall not be used by electronic filers unable
     to timely  file a report  solely  due to  electronic  difficulties.  Filers
     unable  to  submit  a  report  within  the time  period  prescribed  due to
     difficulties  in  electronic  filing  should comply with either Rule 201 or
     Rule 202 of Regulation  S-T  (ss.232.201 or (ss.232.202 of this chapter) or
     apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation
     S-T (ss.232.13(b) of this chapter).


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                                                                       Exhibit A

CopyTele, Inc. (the "Company") has not fully completed its review process with
respect to its financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005.
The Company expects to report a net loss for fiscal year 2005 of approximately
$4.5 million, or $.05 per share (basic and diluted), as compared to a net loss
for fiscal year 2004 of approximately $3.4 million or $.04 per share (basic and
diluted). The net loss for fiscal year 2005 is expected to include the effect of
a provision for excess inventory due to changes in product requirements of
approximately $587,000 recorded by the Company in fiscal 2005. The net loss for
fiscal year 2005 is also expected to result in part from an increase in the
Company's selling, general and administrative expenses to approximately
$1,919,000 in fiscal 2005 from approximately $1,519,000 in fiscal 2004,
principally due an increase in professional fees of approximately $276,000 and
an increase in employee compensation and related costs of approximately
$128,000.
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