And if there's not a small number of perturbations, then it's the proprietary combination of a large number of small, individual perturbations. But either way,

And if there's not a small number of perturbations, then it's the proprietary combination of a large number of small, individual perturbations. But either way, since it's proprietary, it's not practically refutable. Not to mention you'd never get access to do the differentiation, as it would rely on access to the proprietary process; the company would have to be compelled to cooperate.