USPTO Rule for In Person Interviews, Hearings and Meetings – Corona Virus

Until further notice, examiner and examining attorney interviews, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) oral hearings, and other similar in-person meetings with parties and stakeholders scheduled to take place at USPTO offices on or after Friday, March 13, 2020 will be conducted remotely by video or telephone. Parties will receive further instructions on how to participate by video or telephone in advance of the interview, hearing, or meeting.

根据USPTO的声明，目前所有需要与公众面对面展开交流，包括审查员面询、专利审查与上诉委员会（PTAB）以及商标审判和上诉委员会（TTAB）所举行的口头听证会等会议将于2020年3月13号之后，改成通过视频或电话等远程进行，在面询，听证或会议召开前，各方将提前收到关于如何远程视频或电话参与的进一步说明。

If you have any questions, please contact the following:

For patent examiner interviews, please contact the examiner or the examiner’s supervisor (SPE) directly. Additionally, if you have any questions about telephonic or video interviews in general or are unable to reach the examiner or SPE with respect to a particular interview, please email: ExaminerInterviewPractice@uspto.gov
For trademark examining attorney interviews, please contact the managing attorney.
For PTAB oral hearings, please contact PTABHearings@uspto.gov or call 571-272-9797.
For TTAB oral hearings, please contact TTABHearings@uspto.gov or call 571-272-8500.
For other in-person meetings, please contact your USPTO point of contact for that meeting.

文章来源：https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-update-person-meetings