Trademarks

[Thurgan]

I don't see any limitations or specifics given under the help file for trademarks. I found an old forum post from 2010 saying they were limited to 12 characters.

I just wanted to verify if indeed they are limited to 12 characters max?

Are any special characters able to be used like & or + etc?

Also just to clarify, a trademark will replace the word "masterwork" in the items short description correct?

[Talos]

To clarify if you attain mastery in armour or weapon smithing, you may apply with a design to receive a trademark. 12 characters is the preferred limit, or close to, special characters will be evaluated on a case by case basis, as it is context which matters. And masterwork is not replaced, the armour remains the same and it becomes <item name> stamped with <trademark> at present.

[Thurgan]

I do see in the help file that you need to be a grandmaster for a trademark, is this correct or is it just "mastery" i.e. master or gm?

[Talos]

Depends on what the trade code has been set to, if you are generating masterwork armour at master level, this seems fine to me, though no rank lower.