Patent ID: 8687183

Claim:
An imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process of transferring a pattern onto a substrate by curing a resin on the substrate while the resin is in contact with a mold, and removing the mold from the cured resin, comprising a detection unit configured to detect a foreign particle existing on the substrate, wherein the detection unit comprises: an obtaining unit configured to irradiate a surface of the substrate with light, and obtain light from the surface of the substrate; and a specification unit configured to specify a shot region where a foreign particle existing on the substrate is positioned, based on the light obtained by the obtaining unit, the light includes light from a plurality of marks or a plurality of patterns on the substrate, and light from a foreign particle existing on the substrate, and the specification unit specifies a layout of a plurality of shot regions on the substrate based on the light from the plurality of marks or the plurality of patterns, and specifies a shot region where the foreign particle exists from the plurality of specified shot regions based on the light from the foreign particle.