"The panel might ask for licenses on second-generation drugs," said James Love, a longtime advocate for lower drug prices.
After you have narrowed down your choices and checked their references, don't forget to ask for licenses and proof of insurance.
Intellectual Ventures raises hundreds of millions of dollars, uses it to buy up patents and then asks for license fees.
If you're selling something that requires you to hold any sort of licensing, prepare your license(s) ahead of time to have on hand in case the site manager asks for license verification.
If you Google almost any public domain painting you will find many sites and individuals implying or claiming a copyright on their reproduction photos and asking for licensing fees, or saying that you can't use the photos without their permission.
Mr. Blessinger said the consumer could ask for a license number and official company name when calling to make a reservation, and then check with the local municipality to see if the company has a license.
In Connecticut, where the legislature is considering a measure legalizing same-sex marriages, the Rev. George Chien, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford, and his partner, Julio Flores, stopped by City Hall to ask for a license.
The 32-year-old Norris, who appeared before the commission along with his former manager, Joe Sayatovich, to ask for the license, said he had slurred speech "before I started fighting".
When the officer approached her window he didn't ask for the license and registration.
