Patent ID: 7296519

Claim:
A method for transferring a pattern to a receiving surface of a substrate, in which a stamp having a stamping surface is utilized, at least one of the stamping surface and the receiving surface being flexible, the method comprising the following steps: positioning the stamp and the substrate with respect to each other, in such a way that the stamping surface and the receiving surface face each other; fixing the positions of the stamp and the substrate with respect to each other in a direction in which the receiving surface extends; moving a first portion of at least one of the stamping surface and the receiving surface forward and backward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the receiving surface, such that during a first transfer period a first transfer area is created between the stamping surface and the receiving surface, in which the stamp is able to locally transfer the pattern to the substrate; and subsequently moving a second portion of at least one of the stamping surface and the receiving surface forward and backward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the receiving surface, such that during a second transfer period a second transfer area is created between the stamping surface and the receiving surface, in which the stamp is able to locally transfer the pattern to the substrate.