Patent ID: 8011916

Claim:
An imprint apparatus for processing a photocurable member to be processed by irradiating the photocurable member to be processed, through a mold having an imprint pattern, with light for curing the member to be processed in a state in which the mold is brought into contact with the member to be processed, said apparatus comprising: a light source for generating the light; a mold holding portion for holding a back surface of the mold opposite from a processing surface of the mold; and a body tube, provided between said light source and said mold holding portion, having a lateral side inside an outer edge of the member to be processed with respect to a horizontal direction, wherein said apparatus further comprises a light-blocking member for decreasing an amount of light with which the member to be processed is irradiated from said light source not through the mold, and wherein said light-blocking member is provided on a lateral side of said mold holding portion, on a surface of said mold holding portion opposing said photocurable member, and on the lateral side of said body tube.