I'm currently working towards getting a chemistry minor, and one of my friends told me that her dad is a chemical engineer and has 4 patents that are quite lucrative for him. I know all too well that it's not as simple as walking into the lab and throwing chemicals together- a lot of research, hours of experimentation, and hardwork has to go into R&D for something to be considered successful. I also know that if you're working for a chemical company, they probably end up with the chemical patent. How can you be sure that you yourself would get the patent, how long do patents last, and do you think this would be a good idea to make money, or does the time investment outweigh the benefit?
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