Patent ID: 8480946

Claim:
An imprint method comprising: providing a light-curable material on a substrate; contacting the light-curable material with a template, the template having a patterning surface including patterns to be transferred onto the light-curable material, the contact of the template with the light-curable material producing, in the light-curable material, a first region including a concave-convex pattern, a second region not including, a concave-convex pattern, and a third region not including a concave-convex pattern; exposing, through the template, the first region with a first exposure amount of light energy, the second region with a second exposure amount of light energy, and the third region with a third exposure amount of light energy, the second amount being greater than the third amount and smaller than the first amount; removing the template from the light-curable material; after removing the template, contacting a portion of one of the second region or the third region with the template for a second time; and exposing, through the template, the second region with a fourth exposure amount of light energy and the third region with a fifth exposure amount of light energy, the fourth amount being greater than the fifth amount; wherein a shutter is arranged on a surface of the template opposite the patterning surface at a position corresponding to the second and third regions.