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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001513162-12-000737
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120919
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120921
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120921

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COPYTELE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000715446
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		IRS NUMBER:				112622630
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11254
		FILM NUMBER:		121104938

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 WALT WHITMAN RD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5165495900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 WALT WHITMAN ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">FORM 8&#8209;K</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">CURRENT REPORT Pursuant</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)&nbsp; September 19, 2012</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Commission File Number)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">(</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (</FONT><I><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">see </FONT></I><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><U><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Consulting Agreement with Amit Kumar</FONT></U></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On September 19, 2012, CopyTele, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Amit Kumar&nbsp; pursuant to which Dr. Kumar will provide business consulting services for an annual consulting fee of $120,000, provided, however that payment of the consulting fee is deferred until the Cash Milestone described below has been achieved.&nbsp; A press release announcing Dr. Kumar&#8217;s retention is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto.</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">In addition to his consulting fee, Dr. Kumar is entitled to receive the same cash bonuses granted to Mr. Berman and was granted options in the same amount and upon the same terms and those granted to Mr. Berman and described in Item 5.02 below. </FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Dr. Kumar has been an investor, founder, director and CEO of several technology enterprises, both public and private.&nbsp; As CEO, he took CombiMatrix Corporation public and ran it for a decade while listed on the NASDAQ Global Market.&nbsp; He has worked in venture capital with OAK investment Partners, and has been an advisor to investment funds, venture capital firms, and Fortune 500 companies.&nbsp; Dr. Kumar was on the board of directors of Acacia Research Corporation</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">, a publicly traded patent monetization company,</FONT><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> from 2002 to 2008.&nbsp; Dr. Kumar is currently CEO of Geo Fossil Fuels, an energy company, and he sits on the boards of directors of other public and private companies.</FONT></P>

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<P style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.</FONT></B></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On September </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">19, 2012, the Board granted stock options to purchase 41.5 million shares.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of these options, options to acquire 40 million shares were issued to the new management team and have an exercise price of $0.2175.&nbsp;&nbsp; Twenty million of those options will vest only if certain milestones are met.&nbsp; The remaining options to acquire 1.5 million shares were issued to the Company&#8217;s Chairman and one of the new directors and have an exercise price of $0.2225.&nbsp; For additional information with respect to the options, see Item 1.01 above and Item 5.02 below.</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">The stock options and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the stock options were not issued under an option plan and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Act&#8221;), in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 492) of the Act, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, based on the fact that all of the Investors are &#8220;accredited investors,&#8221; as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.</FONT></P>

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<P style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid; MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Appointment of Robert A. Berman as President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></U></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On September 19, 2012, the Board appointed Robert A. Berman as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Berman (the &#8220;Berman Agreement&#8221;).&nbsp; As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2012, Lewis H. Titterton Jr., the Company&#8217;s Chairman of the Board, was named interim Chief Executive Officer after the employment termination of the Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer.&nbsp; </FONT><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">A press release announcing Mr. Berman&#8217;s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto.</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Mr. Berman, age 49, has experience in a broad variety of areas including finance, acquisitions, marketing, and the development, licensing, and monetization of intellectual property.&nbsp; He was recently the CEO of IP Dispute Resolution Corporation, a consulting company focused on patent monetization, from March 2007 to</FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">September 2012. Prior to IPDR, Mr. Berman was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Acacia Research Corporation from 2000 to March 2007. </FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Berman Agreement, Mr. Berman&#8217;s will receive an annual base salary of $290,000,</FONT><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> provided, however that payment of his salary is deferred until the Cash Milestone (as described below) has been achieved.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">In addition to his base salary, Mr. Berman is entitled to a cash bonus of $50,000, if the Company generates aggregate cash payments in excess of a specified amount (the &#8220;Cash Milestone&#8221;) prior to September 19, 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr. Berman is also entitled to two additional cash bonuses of $50,000 if the average trading price of the Company&#8217;s common stock exceeds two separate price targets (the &#8220;Stock Price Targets&#8221;) prior to September 19, 2013.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">The Company also granted Mr. Berman options to purchase 16,000,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, with an exercise price equal $0.2175 (the average of the high and the low sales price of the common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the approval of such options by the Board).&nbsp; Half of the options vest in 36 equal monthly installments commencing on October 31, 2012, provided that if the Berman Agreement is terminated or constructively terminated by the Company without cause (as defined in the Berman Agreement), an additional 12 months of vesting will be accelerated and such accelerated options will become immediately exercisable.&nbsp; The balance of the options will vest in three equal installments upon achievement of the Cash Milestone and the Stock Price Targets (without regard to the 12 month period).&nbsp; The options are not exercisable until such time as the Company&#8217;s authorized number of shares are increased to 300 million. The options otherwise have the same terms and conditions as options granted under the Company&#8217;s 2010 Share Incentive Plan.&nbsp; The full text of the 2010 Share Incentive Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 20, 2010.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On September 19, 2012, the Board approved a grant to Lewis H. Titterton of a stock option to purchase 750,000 shares of Company common stock in compensation for his service as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as compensation for his prior service as a Director of the Company&nbsp;and also approved a grant to Kent Williams of a stock option to purchase 750,000 shares of Company common stock in compensation for his service in bringing on the Company&#8217;s new management team.&nbsp; All of t</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">hese stock options have an exercise price of $0.2225</FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">(the average of the high and low sales price on September 21, 2012), vest in 3 equal annual installments of 250,000 commencing on September 21, 2012 and have an expiration date of September 19, 2022.</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">On </FONT><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">September 19, 2012, as part of a grant</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> of stock options to its employees to purchase a total of 1.5 million shares under the Company&#8217;s 2010 Share Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2010 Plan&#8221;), the Board approved a grant to Henry P. Herms, a director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company , to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock.&nbsp; The stock option granted to Mr. Herms has an exercise price of $0.235, vest monthly over three years commencing on October 31, 2012 and has an expiration date of September 19, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the event Mr. Herms&#8217; employment is terminated other than for cause (as defined in the 2010 Plan), the vesting of remaining option </FONT><FONT style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">will be accelerated and such accelerated option will become immediately exercisable for a period of five years after termination.&nbsp; If Mr. Herms resigns, he will have the right to exercise only the vested portion of the option for a period of 30 days after his resignation.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 90%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Date: September 21, 2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 90%; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By: </FONT><U><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 90%; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">/s/ Robert A. Berman</FONT></U></P><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 90%; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: 90%; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Robert A. Berman</FONT>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">CopyTele Adds Experienced Patent Monetization Team</FONT></U></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">and Appoints New CEO</FONT></U></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Melville, NY &#8211; September 19, 2012:</FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman"> CopyTele, Inc. (OTCBB:</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none" lang=EN-US color=windowtext face="times new roman">COPY</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">) today announced the appointment to CopyTele of three former executives from Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG), a premier publicly traded patent monetization company. Robert Berman will be CopyTele&#8217;s President and CEO; John Roop will be a Senior Vice President of Engineering; and Dr. Amit Kumar will be a strategic advisor to CopyTele.&nbsp; The new team brings extensive experience in turnarounds and intellectual property monetization to CopyTele.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">All three executives previously held senior management and board positions at Acacia.&nbsp; Dr. Kumar was a member of the Board of Directors of Acacia from 2002-2008.&nbsp; Mr. Berman, who was at Acacia from 2000-2007, started Acacia&#8217;s patent assertion business, and as COO and General Counsel, had responsibility for managing all patent monetization activities and related personnel.&nbsp; Mr. Roop, who was at Acacia from 2001 &#8211; 2008, was Senior Vice President of Engineering, where he built and managed the technical group responsible for the evaluation and monetization of patents.&nbsp; More detailed biographies can be found below.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Lew Titterton, CopyTele&#8217;s current Chairman and interim CEO stated, &#8220;We are pleased that Mr. Berman, Mr. Roop and Dr. Kumar have agreed to join the company.&nbsp;&nbsp; Their interest in joining CopyTele confirms our belief in the potential value of our patents and patent related technologies.&nbsp; This team has the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to maximize the value of these assets for our shareholders&#8221;.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Mr. Berman stated, &#8220;Since its inception 30 years ago, CopyTele has invented and developed technologies resulting in the issuance of more than 100 U.S. Patents.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have already begun the process of evaluating CopyTele&#8217;s patents and meeting with CopyTele&#8217;s technical staff.&nbsp; We are excited about the prospects of unlocking the value of CopyTele&#8217;s patents and in the coming weeks and months, will investigate and consider all options for the monetization of these assets.&#8221;&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Robert Berman: Mr. Berman has experience in a broad variety of areas including finance, acquisitions, marketing, and the development, licensing, and monetization of intellectual property.&nbsp; He was recently the CEO of IP Dispute Resolution Corporation, a consulting company focused on patent monetization.&nbsp; Prior to IPDR, Mr. Berman was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Acacia Research Corporation. Mr. Berman has been quoted in numerous articles on patent monetization and is a frequent speaker on patent licensing and enforcement including programs at Harvard Law School, and UCLA&#8217;s Anderson School of Business.&nbsp; Mr. Berman received a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton School, and a J. D. from Northwestern Law School.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">John Roop: Mr. Roop has 18 years of experience analyzing and evaluating patents for acquisition and licensing, and over 20 years of experience as a Silicon Valley design engineer and engineering executive.&nbsp; He was Sr. Vice President of Engineering at Acacia Research and was instrumental in developing Acacia&#8217;s patent acquisition operations.&nbsp; Previously, Mr. Roop was a co-founder and Sr. Vice President of Engineering at StarSight Telecast, a pioneering developer of electronic program guides, and Vice President of Engineering at VSAT Systems, Inc., a satellite telecommunications systems developer.&nbsp; He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Amit Kumar, Ph.D.:&nbsp; Dr. Kumar has been an investor, founder, Director and CEO of several technology enterprises, both public and private.&nbsp; As CEO, he took CombiMatrix Corporation public and ran it for a decade while listed on the NASDAQ Global Market.&nbsp; He has worked in venture capital with OAK investment Partners, and has been an advisor to investment funds, venture capital firms, and Fortune 500 companies.&nbsp; Highly relevant to the engagement at CopyTele, he was on the Board of Directors of Acacia Research Corporation from 2002-2008.&nbsp; Dr. Kumar is currently CEO of Geo Fossil Fuels, an energy company, and he sits on the Board of other public and private companies.&nbsp; He received his AB in Chemistry from Occidental College.&nbsp; After graduate studies at Stanford University and Caltech, he received his Ph.D. from Caltech and followed that with a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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