Local kids discovery center alleges Rexburg copied its business

The outside of Kids’ Town in Ammon off 25th East. | Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com

AMMON — A lawsuit between an Ammon business and the city of Rexburg over copyright issues is progressing.

In February 2020, Kids’ Town in Ammon filed suit against Rexburg’s Kidsburg claiming the city copied Kids’ Town’s “look and feel” in addition to a copyrighted farm environment used by the business.

Kids’ Town in Ammon is a children’s discovery center that offers indoor play and learning opportunities for children for a price, in addition to offering a pre-school program. Kids’ Town opened its doors in June 2017.

Sixteen months later, Rexburg opened its own discovery center inside the Zone Recreation Center. The city called it Kidsburg and it offers an indoor play place similar to Kids’ Town.

“I can still remember exactly where I was standing,” Kids’ Town founder and owner Lauren Tatton told EastIdahoNews.com. “I had somebody…

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