diff --git a/schlib/rules/S3_9.py b/schlib/rules/S3_9.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3bdbd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schlib/rules/S3_9.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from rules.rule import *
+import math
+
+
+class Rule(KLCRule):
+    """
+    Create the methods check and fix to use with the kicad lib files.
+    """
+    # define which items are checked against which properties
+    singular_type_name= {'arcs': 'arc',
+                         'circles': 'circle',
+                         'polylines': 'polyline',
+                         'rectangles': 'rectangle',
+                         'texts': 'text'}
+    types = {'arcs': ['posx', 'posy', 'radius', 'start_angle', 'end_angle'],
+             'circles': ['posx', 'posy', 'radius'],
+             'polylines': ['points'],
+             'rectangles': ['startx', 'starty', 'endx', 'endy'],
+             'texts': ['posx', 'posy', 'direction', 'text']}
+
+    def __init__(self, component):
+        super(Rule, self).__init__(component, 'Graphical elements are not duplicated or overlap')
+
+    def check(self):
+        """
+        Look at all drawing items and try to find duplicates
+        Currently this only checks on a very high level, some more detailed checks need to be implemented.
+        Possible improvements:
+        * Arcs and Circles with the same center and radius
+        * Split polylines and rectangles into single lines and check them for overlap
+        """
+        def check_identical(typ, items, properties):
+          identical_items = []
+
+          # there can be no duplicate items if there is less than 2
+          if len(items) <= 1:
+            return []
+
+          # iterate over items twice, check
+          for itm1 in items:
+            for itm2 in items:
+              # the same item is not a duplicate
+              if itm1 is itm2:
+                continue
+
+              # check amount of properties that are the same
+              is_identical = True
+              for prop in properties:
+                if itm1[prop] != itm2[prop]:
+                  is_identical = False
+                  break
+
+              # no properties differ, we consider those items to be identical
+              if is_identical:
+                # construct a nice message so the user can see which items are considered
+                # identical and for which reason
+                item_details = [ "{}: {}".format(prop, itm1[prop]) for prop in properties]
+                error_msg = "Duplicate {typ:s} ({properties:s})".format(
+                        typ=self.singular_type_name[typ],
+                        properties=", ".join(item_details))
+                identical_items.append(error_msg)
+                # no need to iterate over this item in the outer loop again
+                items.remove(itm2)
+          return(identical_items)
+
+
+        identical_items = []
+        # run the check for each type
+        for typ, prop in self.types.items():
+          identical_items.extend(check_identical(typ, self.component.draw[typ], prop))
+
+        if len(identical_items) > 0:
+            self.error("Graphic elements must not be duplicated.")
+            for element in identical_items:
+               self.errorExtra(element)
+
+        return False
+
+    def fix(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/schlib/rules/__init__.py b/schlib/rules/__init__.py
index c4f237fb..18f536a7 100644
--- a/schlib/rules/__init__.py
+++ b/schlib/rules/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 "S3_2",
 "S3_3",
 "S3_6",
+"S3_9",
 
 "S4_1",
 "S4_2",