| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of      CopyTele, Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain      any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact      necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under      which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period      covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and      other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all      material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash      flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this      report; |
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| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I      are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act      Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and  have: |
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|   | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or      caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our      supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the      registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us      by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which      this report is being prepared; |
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|   | (b) | Designed such internal control over financial      reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be      designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding      the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial      statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted      accounting principles; |
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|   | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s      disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our      conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and      procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on      such evaluation; and |
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|   | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the      registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred      during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s      fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially      affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s      internal control over financial reporting;and |
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| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I      have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control      over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit      committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing      the equivalent functions): |
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|                                     | /s/ Denis A. Krusos        |   |
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|                                     | Denis A. Krusos            |   |
|                                     | Chairman of the Board and  |   |
| January 29, 2010     | Chief Executive Officer         |   |