Reacting to Apple seeking to add four more products to a list of Samsung goods that it says infringe its patents, Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of using litigation to limit consumer choice.

Samsung criticized Apple's attempt to halt sales of the S III, which hit the 10 million global sales mark in July, less than three months after its release.

"Apple continues to resort to litigation over market competition in an effort to limit consumer choice," Samsung said in a statement. "We will continue to take the necessary legal measures to ensure the availability of our innovative products in the United States."

According to pcmag.com, Apple has gone back to the legal drawing board and amended a separate complaint against 17 Samsung devices to include some of Samsung's latest smartphones.

The original complaint, filed in February, alleged that Samsung violated four utility patents across 17 different devices. Apple's since upped the number of patents to eight and the number of devices to 21, tossing Samsung's Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note handsets into the mix (two versions each).

Apple has alleged that Samsung has continued to flood the market with copycat products, including at least 17 new infringing products released prior to filing the original complaint in the instant action."

In documents filed with San Jose federal district court on Friday, Apple said 21 Samsung smartphones, media players and tablets released after August 2011 were "copycat products."

"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smartphone and tablet computer products, Samsung has chosen to copy Apple's technology, user interface, and innovative style," Apple said in one document.