The ruling was today handed down by the three-person Full Court of the Federal Court, overturning the injunction previously awarded in Apple's favour. This would have allowed Samsung to begin selling the device as soon as they were able to logistically make it happen, which they've previously declared to be about a week from a favourable ruling.

However, Apple, in reply to the overturning of the original Federal Court injunction, asked for a stay of orders until 4pm this Friday, so that Apple can prepare a response to be lodged in the High Court. This request was granted by Federal Court Justice Lindsay Foster.

So, of course, what this means is that we still potentially have a long way to go before we see any resolution to this case, with the case almost certain to spend some time in the High Court. Apple will doubt doubt seek to have an injunction on sales placed on the device while it's still before the courts. But, given that Samsung stands to lose a lot by having their iPad 2 rival kept from market over the Christmas season, a drawn out case is probably in Apple's favour.

The original injunction is only a small part of the battle between the two companies, also butting heads over 3G technology patents, and also on whether people should be allowed to wake up their touch screen phones by using their touchscreens.

[via Ninemsn]