diff --git a/services/project_service/src/java/main/com/topcoder/service/project/impl/ProjectServiceBean.java b/services/project_service/src/java/main/com/topcoder/service/project/impl/ProjectServiceBean.java
index c28ec8cc6..89613cd97 100644
--- a/services/project_service/src/java/main/com/topcoder/service/project/impl/ProjectServiceBean.java
+++ b/services/project_service/src/java/main/com/topcoder/service/project/impl/ProjectServiceBean.java
@@ -1996,13 +1996,13 @@ private void checkProjectData(ProjectData projectData, boolean isCreate) throws
             throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The name attribute of the project data can not be null."));
         } else if (name.trim().length() == 0) {
             throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The name attribute of the project data can not be empty."));
+        } else if (name.trim().length() > 200) {
+            throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The name attribute of the project data cannot be more than 200 characters."));
         }
 
         String description = projectData.getDescription();
-        if (null == description) {
-            throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The description attribute of the project data can not be null."));
-        } else if (description.trim().length() == 0) {
-            throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The description attribute of the project data can not be empty."));
+        if (null != description && description.trim().length() > 10000) {
+            throw logException(new IllegalArgumentFault("The description attribute of the project data cann't be more than 10000 characters."));
         }
         
         //added in version 2.2
diff --git a/src/web/scripts/common.js b/src/web/scripts/common.js
index 8c5247d83..8142e9f2e 100644
--- a/src/web/scripts/common.js
+++ b/src/web/scripts/common.js
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	  
 	  $("#swFileDescription, #fileDescription, #fileDescription2").bind('keydown keyup paste', limitFileDescriptionChars(200));
 
-      $("#newProjectDescription").bind('keydown keyup paste', limitFileDescriptionChars(2000));
+      $("#newProjectDescription").bind('keydown keyup paste', limitFileDescriptionChars(10000));
 });
 
-var invalidCharsRegExp = /[^a-zA-Z0-9\$!\(\)\[\]\'\"\-\.\,\/\+ ]+/mg;
-
 var DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = "America/New_York";
 
 /**