It is not entirely clear from your presentation of the facts precisely what your product is, other than it is made from recycled beer bottle caps that have the logos of the original beer bottles on them. The correct answer to your question depends on a number of factors including: (1) the scope of the trademark owner's trademark rights, (2) their description of goods for such trademarks or likely markets for them to expand into (if they are sufficiently famous), (3) whether such scope of trademark rights covers your product, (4) how many different trademarks are represented in your product, *e.g.*, just one trademark or multiple beer trademarked names, and many other factors that may have a bearing on whether or not there is a likelihood of confusion between you selling your product and the original trademark owners as to source and ownership of your goods. Your disclaimer on your business card is a good idea, because it explicitly removes confusion at least for those consumers that read the disclaimer and preferably before purchasing your product. Accordingly, I would suggest you consult an intellectual property attorney to fully explore the facts of your particular situation so that the attorney can properly advise you based on current case law.
Answered on Jun 18th, 2013 at 8:15 PM