ARTIFICIAL FORCE
\ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃə͡l fˈɔːs], \ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃəl fˈɔːs], \ˌɑː_t_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_əl f_ˈɔː_s]\
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In patent law. A natural force so transformed in character or energies by human power as to possess new capabilities of action; this transformation of a natural force into a force practically new involves a true inventive act. Wall v. Leek, 06 Fed. 555, 13 C. C. A. 030.
By Henry Campbell Black