According to the writ, GRH owns at least two of the machines, which can electronically replicate a signature using a fountain pen or ballpoint.
The document reveals that Ramsay�s company uses the machines to sign his cookbooks and other merchandise.
The High Court claim says that at the time all commercial matters within GRH were �run and controlled� by the former chief executive, Mr Hutcheson.
The claim says Mr Hutcheson was helped by others, including his son Adam Hutcheson and an IT expert, Kevin Fung.
Ramsay was concerned with �advancing his public reputation� and had no knowledge of the mechanics of the properties and leases he was acquiring, it says.
The partnership between the chef and his father-in-law ended bitterly in October 2010 when Mr Hutcheson, 63, was sacked for allegedly withdrawing money from the business to fund a secret double life.
The film director Gary Love, who owns the York & Albany, has now said that the High Court claim was an attempt by Ramsay to get the rent reduced.
�I don�t know how Gordon Ramsay has got the temerity to bring this claim which simply makes him look completely ridiculous,� he said.
Mischon de Reya, representing Ramsay, declined to comment, as did Chris and Adam Hutcheson.
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