II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2017 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Durbin , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To strengthen the position of the United States as the world’s leading innovator by amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country’s economy.