US Patent 7343857 Imprint apparatus and method for imprinting

An imprint apparatus configured such that it can press a laminate structure in which a magnetic film and a resist film are sequentially laminated on a substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a first press plate configured to mount the laminate structure, a second press plate adapted for sandwiching the laminate structure, a stamper placed on a surface of the second press plate, and has projections and recesses configured to be transferred onto the resist film, and a light source configured to dispose on the same plane as the laminate structure, and is oriented so that the light source can shine the resist film.