9.1

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The international application shall not contain:

(i)   expressions or drawings contrary to morality;

(ii)  expressions or drawings contrary to public order;

(iii) statements disparaging the products or processes of any particular person other than the applicant, or the merits or validity of applications or patents of any such person (mere comparisons with the prior art shall not be considered disparaging per se);

(iv)  any statement or other matter obviously irrelevant or unnecessary under the circumstances.