Do I need to re-buy 10.7 Lion for MBP (if buying another new Mini with it on already)?

If I buy a new machine (probably a Mini for home-theatre use) with 10.7.x Lion on it, do I still need to re-purchase Lion for my current MBPro that currently has 10.6.8 Snow Leopard on it?
Reason being I'm thinking of buying a Mini in a couple of weeks anyway, so maybe I can wait until I get that (for my home use), and then also update my current MBP machine to Lion for free (instead of shelling out £21 immediately to download it from the Mac App Store today).
If yes, how do I then install Lion on my current MBP machine after buying the Mini with Lion on it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
(ps. I followed best practice and waited a while to upgrade; to both wait for the major issues to be fixed, and for software compatibility reasons.)

Here is the text of the separate licenses, taken from the OS X 10.7 Software License Agreement, which you can download from here:
http://www.apple.com/legal/sla
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Standard and Preinstalled Apple Software License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, unless you obtained the Apple Software from the Mac App Store or under a volume license, maintenance or other written agreement from Apple, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer at any one time. For example, these standard single-copy license terms apply to you if you obtained the Apple Software preinstalled on Apple- branded hardware.
B. License from Mac App Store. If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:
to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control;

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