Monday, 08 March 2021 _A committee of experts tasked by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with developing new standards for what defines a metropolitan center has recommended that dozens of cities be downgraded from metropolitan to "micropolitan" designations .
Sunday, 21 February 2021 _Iran is using the services of a major Swiss intellectual property agency to protect four major food designations as it seeks boosted international trade for those products under geographical indications (GIs).