Exhibit 23(a)



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

         We have issued our reports  dated  January 11, 2007,  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, 2006
which is incorporated by reference in this  Registration  Statement.  Our report
accompanying  the financial  statements  and schedule  expressed an  unqualified
opinion and contains an explanatory  paragraph relating to the substantial doubt
about CopyTele, Inc.'s ability to continue as a going concern. 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
September 14, 2007