May 3 (Reuters) - Google has asked a U.S. judge not to

impose sweeping changes to the Alphabet unit's app

store Play that were proposed by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games in

the companies' closely-watched antitrust fight.

Google made its filing late on Thursday in San Francisco

federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the

tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over

apps downloads on Android devices and payments to developers for

in-app transactions.

Epic's proposal "would make it nearly impossible for Google

to compete," Google's filing said.

The gaming company in March asked U.S. District Judge James

Donato in San Francisco to force Google to make it easier for

users to download apps from other sources and to allow

developers more flexibility in offering and charging for

purchases.

The Cary, North Carolina-based company also said it should

be allowed to bring its Epic Games Store to Android "without

delays and barriers."

A hearing on the proposed injunction is scheduled for May

23.

Epic did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Wilson White, Google's head of government affairs and public

policy, said in a statement that "Epic's demands would harm the

privacy, security, and overall experience of consumers,

developers, and device manufacturers."

In its filing, Google said a related Play store settlement

with states and consumers made Epic's bid for an injunction

unnecessary. The remedies in that settlement, Google said,

"fully address" the alleged anticompetitive conduct Epic

presented at trial.

In December, Google agreed to pay $700 million to resolve

the states' case and, among other reforms, will allow more

alternative billing options for in-app purchases.

In another even more far-reaching antitrust case, Google on

Thursday squared off for closing trial arguments with the

Justice Department and a group of states in a Washington, D.C.

courtroom over claims that it unfairly dominates the market for

mobile web search.