Imac came with moutain lion can i transfer this onto my macbook

hi
i bought imac this year with moutain lion on the system, i also have a macbook pro with snow leopard and would like to put mountain lion on this also, now can i somehow get it from computer to macbook or do i have to download it in app store? theres nothing in my app purchases or anything like that if it cant be done than by all means let me know
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The copy that came with your iMac can only be used in this Mac, so you have to purchase Mountain Lion for the MacBook Pro.
First, check that your MacBook Pro is supported > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs Then, open the App Store and purchase OS X Mountain Lion. Make a backup of your data and check that your applications are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com

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