Patent ID: 8468943

Claim:
An imprint method for applying an application liquid between a template having a transfer pattern formed on a surface thereof and a substrate, and transferring the transfer pattern onto the application liquid, comprising: an arrangement step inclinedly arranging the template with respect to the substrate in a manner that the surface of the template opposes the substrate, and that a first distance between a first end portion of the template and the substrate is a distance that causes a capillary action of the application liquid to occur between the template and the substrate, and a second distance between a second end portion of the template that opposes the first end portion and the substrate is a distance that does not cause the capillary action of the application liquid to occur; thereafter, a supply step supplying the application liquid from an outer side of the first end portion to the first end portion; and thereafter, a movement step relatively moving the second end portion and the substrate so that the second distance becomes equal to the first distance.