Enroll in Apple Developer Program as Company with Special Character in Name [closed]

Question

During the Apple Developer Program enrollment you have to enter the "Legal Entity Name" of your company. It should "Include the entity type, such as Inc., LLC, GmbH, etc.", but I can't enter the legal entity name correctly, since it contains the special character "ä" (which is not supported in the input filed). This is a typical letter in german entity names, because of the common entity type "UG (haftungsbeschränkt)", which means something like "entrepreneurial company (limited liability)".

I wouldn't mind and just enter "CompanyXY UG", but the problem is, that you have to enter the "D-U-N-S® Number" on the same page. When submitting the form, apple checks if the entered legal entity name is equal to the entity name which is deposited at D&B at the entered D-U-N-S® Number. The deposited name is the real legal entity name "CompanyXY UG (haftungsbeschränkt)". So... I think this means it is impossible that the entered name and the deposited name will ever be equal. Thus I can't create an Apple Developer Account for this company, which I can't imagine.

I appreciate any advise! I would guess many german companies (UG's) would face this same issue.

Similar question but no solution: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2675743 (10 Years ago!)

Answer 1

I replaced the special character ä with a and it did work. (Thanks to luk2302's comment.)

Previously I tried to replace it with ae, ä, ä and , but all of this variations didn't work - and I forgot to test a simple a...