If your opponent steals control of a gear you own, is that gear still considered 'friendly' to you?

Ruling: If your opponent controls the gear itself, it is no longer friendly to you. If your opponent only controls the unit that your gear is attached to, the gear remains friendly to you.

Nuances:

• Gaining control of a unit does not grant control of its attached gear
• A gear that remains friendly to you (even while attached to an opponent's unit) can still be moved by effects like Weaponmaster
• Akshan is the only way to gain control of a gear itself