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it's Tuesday December 11 2012 I'm America's David Pierce eighth and mathematics 11th and science and second and being awesome this is 90 seconds on the verge the European Union has voted to create a unified patent system in 2014 it's a big step forward in a debate that's been going on for decades the new system would allow a single patent to cover 25 EU member states and makes patent protection easier across much of Europe the new patent system still has to be ratified by at least 13 states and that list has to include the UK France and Germany if all goes according to plan it will take effect in January of 2014 word has it Apple and Microsoft are locked in a battle over iOS is 7030 revenue split that's according to all things D the two major companies are reportedly starring over a thirty percent cut of future office mobile subscriptions Microsoft wants apple to negotiate a different share an apple is sticking to its rules according to earlier reports Microsoft Office Mobile for iOS is due out first thing in 2013 but with this ongoing discussion that might not be the case funnily we've seen quite a few high-profile science fiction trailers in the last few days here's a sampling of what's coming from after earth man of steel and Oblivion between those three movies we've got Tom Cruise Morgan Freeman will smith and Superman plus Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim trailer is scheduled to hit tomorrow nothing human remains yeah your best bet is probably just to move into a movie theater for the next few months that's it for today's top stories tune in tomorrow or better yet come to our holiday party in New York City your first drinks on me actually all your drinks are on me