Form values are also lost with the old pdftopdf implementation (used in 
cups-filters before 1.0.21).
Probably only the pdf->ps workflow ever worked.

The form values are also lost by just using qpdf to 'non-destructively' rewrite 
the pdf. Therefore the problem is already present in the underlying libqpdf.
The provided pdf files all use xref-streams, which I'm currently not able to 
accurately debug. 

I have some faint memories that to enable form-filling with Adobe Reader
the original pdf has to be specially 'signed', and this signature can
only be generated by the Adobe Acrobat Professional application... this
might play a role here.

Another thing: When I use evince to print the form, it seems to work.
Could it be that the problem only occurs when using Adobe Reader to fill and/or 
print the form? Or at least that it works, when evince is used to fill/print?

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