Can i update my "open box" macbook pro to osx mountain lion for free?

Hi, i had recently bought an "open box" macbook pro 13 in. I bought it in the time that apple has said a mac would need to be bought to qualify for a free update. Nut according to apple, my mac was bought in December of last year. Is there any way i could possibly get this download? Becuase i just bought it and i really dont know what to do. I dont think i should have to spen the fifteen dollars it is when i technically qualify for the free update. elp would be greatlly appretiated, Thanks.

Where did you buy this "open box" MacBook Pro?
Here are the specifics on the upgrade program:
http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/

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I hope this is what you were requesting. I deleted out the UUID but as far as hang reports, wasn't sure what that would look like so I am sorry if that is included in this. Please let me know what you think.
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panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801c8b8709): "Double fault at 0xffffff801c86e7a4, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff80956effd8, CR3: 0x0000000019c3d000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660\n" "RAX: 0xffffff80956f01f8, RBX: 0x0000000000000001, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000001\n" "RSP: 0xffffff80956effe0, RBP: 0xffffff80956f00c0, RSI: 0xfffffe803e625000, RDI: 0xffffff80956f0218\n" "R8: 0xffffff80956f0210, R9: 0xffffff80956f0200, R10: 0x00007ff4ea446c00, R11: 0x000000007215d3ba\n" "R12: 0x0000000000000001, R13: 0xffffff801c8c6d9e, R14: 0xffffff80956f0450, R15: 0x0000000000000000\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff801c86e7a4, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.22.13/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c: 280
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0xffffff801c70bd90 : 0xffffff801c8b8709
0xffffff801c70bf00 : 0xffffff801c8cddcf
0xffffff80956f00c0 : 0xffffff801c862f30
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0xffffff80956f0bb0 : 0xffffff801c8b7b3d
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0xffffff80956f26a0 : 0xffffff801c8c6d9e
0xffffff80956f27d0 : 0xffffff801c8b7b3d
0xffffff80956f29a0 : 0xffffff801c8cd4dd
0xffffff80956f29c0 : 0xffffff801c8c6d9e
0xffffff80956f2af0 : 0xffffff801c8b7b3d
0xffffff80956f2cc0 : 0xffffff801c8cd4dd
0xffffff80956f2ce0 : 0xffffff801c8c6d9e
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12D78
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan 6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID:
Kernel slide:     0x000000001c600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801c800000
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