Can I take use the RAM from my old Macbook pro and put in in my new one?

Hi guys, wondering if I can do this to save money on buying new RAM?
I have a 13" Macbook pro and have just bought a new 15" Macbook pro
the 13" Has 8gb of RAM
the 15" has 4 gb of RAM
I want to swap them over if its possible.
This is the info I have on the 2 machines....
OLD MACBOOK 1(13-inch, Mid 2009)
SERIAL NUMBER: W8946UD366D
MacBookPro5,5
Memory Slots:
  ECC:          Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
  Size:          4 GB
  Type:          DDR3
  Speed:          1067 MHz
  Status:          OK
  Manufacturer:          0x859B
  Part Number:          0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646
  Serial Number:          0x00000000
BANK 1/DIMM0:
  Size:          4 GB
  Type:          DDR3
  Speed:          1067 MHz
  Status:          OK
  Manufacturer:          0x859B
  Part Number:          0x435435313236344243313036372E4D313646
  Serial Number:          0x00000000
NEW MACBOOK PRO 15 inch (mid 2010)
SERIAL NUMBER : W80280KUAGZ
A1286
macbook pro 15 inch mid 2010
processor 2.66ghz
intel core i7
memory 4gb 1067 mhz ddr3
intel hd graphics 288nb
serial number w80280kuagz
software osx 10.9 (13a603)
memory
4gb installed 2x2gb
your mac contains 2 memory slots each of which accepts 1067 mhz ddr3 memory module, all memory slots are in use

alex94598,
the 2011 and 2012 non-Retina MacBook Pros can have a maximum of 16 GB, as can the 2.4 GHz 13-inch Mid 2010 MacBook Pro if it runs OS X 10.7.5 or later.
dreamtunnel,
your two MacBook Pros have a maximum of 8 GB.

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