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AUO SETTLEMENT
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]  
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
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AUO SETTLEMENT

 
On December 29, 2014, the Company and AU Optronics Corporation (“AUO”) entered into a Settlement Agreement, and a Patent Assignment Agreement, resolving a lawsuit filed by the Company against AUO in connection with the joint development and commercialization of the Company’s patented ePaper® Electrophoretic Display, and Nano Field Emission Display technologies. The Company received an aggregate of $9,000,000 from AUO, and transferred certain electrophoretic display patents to AUO. For more information regarding our lawsuit against AUO and the Settlement Agreement and Patent Assignment Agreement with AUO, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on January 29, 2015