Patent ID: 8094395

Claim:
A magnetic transfer method comprising: a conjoined body formation step including stacking a flat transfer master, on which is formed magnetic transfer information on a transfer receiving body, and forming a conjoined body consisting only of the transfer master and transfer receiving body, by pushing air present between contact surfaces of the transfer master and transfer receiving body out in a direction of a non-pressurized area, by pressurizing at least one portion of a surface of the transfer master, the pressurized at least one portion acting as an area of origin of the pushing; and a magnetic transfer step including by bringing a magnetic field generating module close to the conjoined body, and applying a magnetic field while moving the magnetic field generating module and conjoined body in relation to each other, carrying out a magnetic transfer of the transfer information from the transfer master to the transfer receiving body; wherein a surface roughness of portions of the transfer master, in which no transfer information is formed, is 1 nm or less, and wherein the portions of the transfer master are brought into contact with portions of the transfer receiving body having a surface roughness of 1 nm or less.