Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2005.
この法律は、平成十七年四月一日から施行する。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Principles of Transitional Measures
第二条（経過措置の原則）
The provisions of the Courts Act, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Act on the Costs of Civil Proceedings, the Patent Act, the Utility Model Act, the Design Act, the Trademark Act, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and the Copyright Act as amended by this Act (excluding penal provisions) also apply to matters that arose before this Act comes into effect, except where these Supplementary Provisions provide otherwise; provided, however, that this does not affect the effect that arose under the provisions of those Acts before their amendment by this Act.