I would like the ability to apply the formatting or character style to any hi-lighted text or object from the last text or object that I've copied to my clipboard. The formatting or style would be applied either through a special shortcut (CTRL + SHIFT + V) or through an Edit > Paste format menu item.
The plan is (probably) to have a creation of styles based on the current selection and then allow to apply the style with the keyboard.
We're not that far from it : - )
Once we have that, it should be easy to also add a copy paste for text formatting, but -- personally -- i'd prefer not to have the feature (most people will not find it, and those who find it are not encouraged to go for a better workflow)