Patent ID: 8246887

Claim:
An imprint method comprising: (i) holding a mold by a first holding portion; (ii) holding, by a second holding portion, a member to be processed so that the member to be processed is capable of bending by its own weight; (iii) supporting, by a support portion, a back surface of the member to be processed in a first area so that an amount of the bending is decreased; (iv) pressing a pattern of the mold against a front surface of the member to be processed, which is supported by the support portion in the first area; (v) supporting, by the support portion, the back surface of the member to be processed in a second area different from the first area, so that the amount of the bending is decreased, by changing a relative position between the member to be processed and the support portion; and (vi) pressing the pattern of the mold against the front surface of the member to be processed, which is supported by the support portion in the second area.