Form of registrant's common stock certificate



 EXHIBIT 4.1 
  


					
	    COMMON STOCK	  		  	COMMON STOCK
			
	    NUMBER	  		  	SHARES
		  	[ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LOGO]	  	
	ALIEN–	  		  	
			
		  		  	 SEE REVERSE FOR
 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

			
		  	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	  	CUSIP 0001350415

 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
 IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF 
 FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE, 
 OF 
 ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 
 transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid
until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
 WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile
signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
 Dated: 
  

					
			
		  	[ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION SEAL]	  	
			
	    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	  		  	SECRETARY    

 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
 American Stock Transfer & Trust Company 
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
  

			
		
	 BY 
	 	  
		 	 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE









 ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 
 The Corporation will furnish upon request and without charge to each stockholder the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each class of stock and series
within a class of stock of the Corporation, as well as the qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to those preferences and/or rights. A stockholder may make the request to the Corporation or to the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

											
	TEN COM	  	–	  	as tenants in common	  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT	  	–	  	 _____ Custodian __________
   (Cust)                        (Minor)

	TEN ENT	  	–	  	as tenants by the entireties	  		  		  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors
 Act
_____________________
                         (State)

	JT TEN	  	–	  	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	  		  		  	
		  		  		  	UNIF TRF MIN ACT	  	–	  	 ___ Custodian (until age _______) 
 ______
under Uniform Transfers
   (Minor)
 To Minors
Act _______________
                                    
 (State)


 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
  

			
	 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
 IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
	 	 
	 	
	  	 	 

  
  

	
	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)
	  
	  
	  
	
	 Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

	  








 Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises. 
  

											
	DATED	 		  	  	  		  	X	  	  
						
		 		  		  		  	X	  	  
						
		 		  		  		  		  	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST STRICTLY CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR
ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
				
	SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:	  		  		  	
						
	BY	 		  	  	  		  		  	
		 		  	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION, (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.	  		  		  	

 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND
OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.