[cabotmoose]

Xenophobia accusations aside,

especially when the chief engineer used to work for the American company

I think this certainly shifts the burden of proof to Nreal to prove they did not steal Magic Leap's technology after releasing a very similar product

[Lazare]

That's certainly not true as a matter of law, and I don't think it's true in terms of any sort of moral or court of public opinion either.

Magic Leap, as with any accuser, faces the burden of proof, full stop. And offhand that looks like a pretty high barrier, given that the Nreal product is so different than Magic Leap's.